Ry, Seine-Maritime
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Location within Normandy region
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| Coordinates: 49°28′19″N 1°20′40″E / 49.4719°N 1.3444°ECoordinates: 49°28′19″N 1°20′40″E / 49.4719°N 1.3444°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Darnétal |
| Intercommunality | Plateau de Martainville |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Pierre Auzou |
| Area1 | 5.71 km2 (2.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 709 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76548 / 76116 |
| Elevation | 68–157 m (223–515 ft) (avg. 75 m or 246 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. |
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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.
Ry (pronounced: [ʁi]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
A farming village situated by the banks of the small river Crevon, some 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Rouen at the junction of the D12, D13, D62 and the D93 roads.
The village of Yonville in Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary is traditionally held to have been based on Ry.
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