Val-de-Reuil explained

Val-de-Reuil (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in north-western France.^[2] It is located south of Rouen in a loop of the Seine. Created as the new town of Le Vaudreuil in 1972, its name was changed to Val-de-Reuil in 1984 to avoid confusion with its neighbour, Le Vaudreuil.

Population

The inhabitants of Val-de-Reuil are called Rolivalois.

History

Le Vaudreuil (ensemble urbain) was one of the nine new towns created in France in the beginning of the 1970s.

• June 1972: creation of the Établissement public d'aménagement of the new town of Le Vaudreuil.
• December 1972: creation of the urban community (ensemble urbain) of Le Vaudreuil on the territory of several existing communes including Le Vaudreuil.
• 28 September 1981: the urban community became a commune, created from parts of the communes Incarville, Léry, Porte-Joie, Poses, Saint-Étienne-du-Vauvray, Saint-Pierre-du-Vauvray, Tournedos-sur-Seine and Le Vaudreuil. The new commune was named Vaudreuil-Ex Ensemble Urbain.^[3]
• 19 November 1984: the commune changed its name to Val-de-Reuil to avoid confusion with nearby Le Vaudreuil.^[4]
• December, 1985: the dissolution of the établissement public d'aménagement, whose competences were transferred into the commune.
• 1996: Val-de-Reuil joined a communauté de communes with Louviers and Incarville.
• 2001: Val-de-Reuil became part of the Communauté d'agglomération Seine-Eure which has its principal centre in Louviers.

Administration

Val-de-Reuil is the seat of a canton, which includes eight communes and has a total population of 20,422 (2021).^{[5] [6]}

Points of interest

• Les jardins animaliers du parc zoologique is a zoo covering 10 hectares that was established in 2012. ^{[7] [8]} The zoo has over 2000 animals, across 200 species.^[9]

International relations

Val-de-Reuil is twinned with Workington in the United Kingdom.

See also

• Communes of the Eure department

External links

• Town website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/27701-val-de-reuil Commune de Val-de-Reuil
3. Web site: Commune supprimée de Vaudreuil-Ex-Ensemble Urbain. INSEE.
4. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000000516366 Décret du 13 novembre 1984 portant changement de nom de communes
5. Web site: Décret n° 2014-241 du 25 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Eure | Legifrance. 3 June 2024.
6. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/7728806/dep27.pdf Populations légales 2021: 27 Eure
7. Web site: EN IMAGES. Retour sur les 10 ans du parc Biotropica à Val-de-Reuil. 9 June 2022. France 3 Normandie.
8. Web site: Biotropica animal gardens in VAL-DE-REUIL. Normandy Tourism, France.
9. Web site: Val-de-Reuil : Biotropica présente de nouvelles espèces à découvrir cet été. 21 July 2023. actu.fr.