Montivilliers

Montivilliers (  or    ) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography
A large light industrial and farming town by the banks of the river Lézarde in the Pays de Caux, situated just 4 mi north of Le Havre, at the junction of the D489, D52, D926 and D31 roads.

History
Pre-Roman archaeological discoveries include Bronze Age axes and jade jewelry. The old Roman road from here to Harfleur was destroyed by the English in 1415. The Abbey Church of Notre-Dame, sometimes referred to as the Montivilliers Abbey dates back to 684, although it was destroyed by a Viking raid in 850, and rebuilt as a church in both the Romanesque and Gothic styles.

Places of interest

 * The nineteenth-century chateau de Colmoulins.
 * The church of St. Germain, dating from the fourteenth century.
 * The abbey church of Notre-Dame, dating from the eleventh century.
 * The abbey museum
 * A Protestant church (1787)
 * The medieval ramparts.
 * The Arboretum du parc de Rouelles is an arboretum set within the Parc de Rouelles.

People

 * Isaac de Larrey (1639–1719), French historian was born in Montvilliers
 * René Bihel, French footballer was born here in 1916.
 * Arthur Good (1853–1928), French engineer, science educator, author, and caricaturist who wrote under the pen-name "Tom Tit".
 * Sébastien Lepape, short track speed skater, born here in 1991.
 * Lys Mousset, professional footballer for VfL Bochum
 * Édouard Mendy, professional footballer for Chelsea F.C.
 * Jean Prévost, writer, lived here when his father was principal of a local school.

Twin towns

 * 🇩🇪 Nordhorn, Germany since 1963