{{Infobox French commune
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Oissel
|name = Oissel
|commune status = [[Communes of France|Commune]]
|commune status = [[Communes of France|Commune]]
|image = Gare d’Oissel.JPG
|image = Gare d’Oissel.JPG
|caption = Oissel railway station
|caption = Oissel railway station
|image coat of arms = Blason Oissel.svg
|image coat of arms = Blason Oissel.svg
|arrondissement = Rouen
|arrondissement = Rouen
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
}}
”’Oissel”’ ({{IPA|fr|wasÉ›l}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Seine-Maritime]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Normandy (administrative region)|Normandy]] region in northern [[France]].
”’Oissel”’ ({{IPA|fr|wasÉ›l}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Seine-Maritime]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Normandy (administrative region)|Normandy]] region in northern [[France]].
==Geography==
==Geography==
==History==
==History==
The area around Oissel were a common place for Viking raiders because of its location on the [[Seine river]], during their raids on [[Francia]]. Eventually, the Vikings settled on one of the islands near Oissel and made it into a base, calling the island “Thorhólmr” meaning “Thor’s Island”.<ref>Hjardar, Kim, “Vikingernes Største Slag”, Turbine, 2020</ref>
The area around Oissel a common place for Viking raiders because of its location on the [[Seine river]], during their raids on [[Francia]]. Eventually, the Vikings settled on one of the islands near Oissel and made it into a base, calling the island “Thorhólmr” meaning “Thor’s Island”.<ref>Hjardar, Kim, “Vikingernes Største Slag”, Turbine, 2020</ref>
During the battle of France, 9 June 1940, the French blew up several bridges and crossings over the Seine river around Oissel to halt the German advance, including Viaduc de Oissel and Pont de Tourville-la-Rivière.<ref>Sur l’ÃŽle aux BÅ“ufs pendant la première partie de la Seconde Guerre mondiale (https://fr.calameo.com/read/001680599ae22682d5db9)</ref>
During the battle of France, 9 June 1940, the French blew up several bridges and crossings over the Seine river around Oissel to halt the German advance, including Viaduc de Oissel and Pont de Tourville-la-Rivière.<ref>Sur l’ÃŽle aux BÅ“ufs pendant la première partie de la Seconde Guerre mondiale (https://fr.calameo.com/read/001680599ae22682d5db9)</ref>
==Heraldry==
==Heraldry==
==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.ville-oissel.fr/ Oissel official website] {{in lang|fr}}
*[http://www.ville-oissel.fr/ Oissel official website] {{in lang|fr}}
*[http://www.oissel.net/ Pictures of Oissel, the photoblog of an osselien.]
*[http://www.oissel.net/ Pictures of Oissel, the photoblog of an osselien.]
{{Seine-Maritime communes}}
{{Seine-Maritime communes}}
Commune in Normandy, France
Oissel-sur-Seine (before 2025: Oissel,[3] French pronunciation: [wasɛl]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
A suburban and light industrial town situated by the banks of the river Seine, just 8 miles (13Â km) south of Rouen at the junction of the D18 and the D13 roads. Junction 22 of the A13 autoroute is entirely within the commune’s borders. SNCF operates a TER rail service here.
History
The area around Oissel-sur-Seine was a common place for Viking raiders because of its location on the Seine river, during their raids on Francia. Eventually, the Vikings settled on one of the islands near Oissel and made it into a base, calling the island “Thorhólmr” meaning “Thor’s Island”.[4]
During the battle of France, 9 June 1940, the French blew up several bridges and crossings over the Seine river around Oissel-sur-Seine to halt the German advance, including Viaduc de Oissel and Pont de Tourville-la-Rivière.[5]
Heraldry
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The arms of Oissel are blazoned : Per pale argent and azure, a half-filled alembic gules and a garb Or, and on a chief gules, a leopard Or, armed and langued azure. |
Population
| Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 9,949 | —    |
| 1975 | 10,501 | +0.77% |
| 1982 | 11,712 | +1.57% |
| 1990 | 11,444 | −0.29% |
| 1999 | 11,053 | −0.39% |
| 2007 | 11,574 | +0.58% |
| 2012 | 11,445 | −0.22% |
| 2017 | 11,895 | +0.77% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
Sport
CMS Oissel is a football club based in the commune, who play their home games at Stade Marcel Billard.[7]
People
Places of interest
- The church of St.Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The sixteenth century manorhouse, the Manoir de La Chapelle.
- The Dambray Pavillon, from the seventeenth century.
- The Château de La Perreuse.




