Boos | ||
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Coordinates: 49°23′19″N 1°12′14″E / 49.3886°N 1.2039°ECoordinates: 49°23′19″N 1°12′14″E / 49.3886°N 1.2039°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Normandy | |
Department | Seine-Maritime | |
Arrondissement | Rouen | |
Canton | Le Mesnil-Esnard | |
Intercommunality | CREA | |
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• Mayor (2001–2008) | Yves Grisel | |
Area1 | 14.03 km2 (5.42 sq mi) | |
Population (2006)2 | 3,102 | |
• Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 76116 /76520 | |
Elevation | 67–161 m (220–528 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Boos is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
A farming and light industrial town situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Rouen at the junction of the D6014, D491 and the D138 roads. Rouen Airport takes up around 25% of the area of the commune’s territory.