Guerville, Seine-Maritime


Guerville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A village of farming, forestry and light industry situated in the valley of the Bresle river, in the Pays de Bray, some east of Dieppe at the junction of the D14, the D115 and the D126 roads.

Population

Counts of Guerville

One of the most famous counts of Guerville near MANTES, Henri, went to Jerusalem on crusade. On his return he became a member of the justice court.
One holder of the title served under Louis XIV, as the head of royal hunting.
At the time of the French revolution, the last male heir fled to London where his wife died. He returned to France with his two daughters and was buried in Ferrières-en-Gâtinais.

Places of interest