Gruchet-le-Valasse

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Gruchet-le-Valasse
Commune
The abbey of Valasse, in 2004
Coat of arms
Location of Gruchet-le-Valasse
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Coordinates: 49°33′25″N 0°29′08″E / 49.5569°N 0.4856°E / 49.5569; 0.4856
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Le Havre
Canton	Bolbec
Intercommunality	Caux Seine Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Didier Peralta^[1] (UDI)
Area ¹	14.2 km² (5.5 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	3,026
• Density	210/km² (550/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76329 /76210
Elevation	12–141 m (39–463 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gruchet-le-Valasse (French pronunciation: [ɡʁyʃɛ lə valas]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department of the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A village of forestry, farming and associated light industry situated in the Pays de Caux, some 15 miles (24 km) east of Le Havre, at the junction of the D173 and D9015 roads.

Arms of Gruchet-le-Valasse	The arms of Gruchet-le-Valasse are blazoned : Gules, 3 leopards Or dimidiated with Or, a double-headed eagle crowned azure.