La Londe | ||
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Coordinates: 49°18′22″N 0°57′11″E / 49.306°N 0.953°ECoordinates: 49°18′22″N 0°57′11″E / 49.306°N 0.953°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Normandy | |
Department | Seine-Maritime | |
Arrondissement | Rouen | |
Canton | Elbeuf | |
Intercommunality | CREA | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008 - 2014) | Jean-Pierre Jaouen | |
Area1 | 30.98 km2 (11.96 sq mi) | |
Population (2006)2 | 2,239 | |
• Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 76391 /76500 | |
Elevation | 20–138 m (66–453 ft) (avg. 128 m or 420 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.
La Londe is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. It was first mentioned in historical records in 1170
A forestry and farming village situated some 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Rouen, at the junction of the D132 and the D38 roads. The commune borders the department of the Eure.
Lunda around 1170. There are more than 45 place-names la Londe in Normandy. It means "the wood, the grove". It derives from Old Norse lundr "grove".