Jumièges () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France. In 1868 the commune Heurteauville was created in 1868 from part of the commune Jumièges. and INSEE (1968-2023)

|1793 |1694

|1800 |1850

|1806 |1862

|1821 |1955

|1831 |1847

|1836 |1711

|1841 |1678

|1846 |1674

|1851 |1765

|1856 |1670

|1861 |1602

|1866 |1618

|1872 |1073

|1876 |1084

|1881 |1015

|1886 |1028

|1891 |1027

|1896 |1020

|1901 |995

|1906 |1012

|1911 |928

|1921 |872

|1926 |847

|1931 |867

|1936 |880

|1946 |1078

|1954 |1088

|1962 |1214

|1968 |1305

|1975 |1474

|1982 |1634

|1990 |1641

|1999 |1714

|2007 |1715

|2012 |1769

|2017 |1719

|2023 |1761

Places of interest

  • The church of St. Valentin, dating from the eleventh century.
  • The ruins of the tenth-century church of St.Pierre (part of the abbey)
  • Several lesser buildings dating from the eleventh century.

Jumièges Abbey

It is best known as the site of Jumièges Abbey, a typical Norman abbey of the Romanesque period, and the home of the pro-Norman chronicler William of Jumièges who wrote the Gesta Normannorum Ducum about 1070. Ruined in the first quarter of the 19th century, the abbey dates from the 7th century. The church of Notre Dame was consecrated in 1067 in the presence of William the Conqueror.

thumb|center|200px|The towers of Jumièges abbey

thumb|right|360px|The river ferry

People linked with the commune

  • Maurice Leblanc, writer.
  • Roger Martin du Gard, writer.

See also

  • Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

  • History website of Jumièges