- Geographic location :
- Val-de-Saâne is located in the northwest of France. Its location is a major economic asset as it is a crossroads between major economic axes. Indeed, Val-de-Saâne is near major highways that connect Paris, on one hand, and Le Havre, on the other hand, Great Britain and northern Europe.
- Val de Saâne is a village in Upper Normandy. Touristically, this village enjoys proximity Normandy coast, a green and a very interesting heritage.
- Between Dieppe and Rouen, Val-de-Saâne is at the heart of the Seine-Maritime (76) and Caux.
- History:
- History of the val field saânais has been traced as far back as ancient times, through the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the seventeenth and nineteenth century. But in truth, the most important date for Val-de-Saâne, of course, his birth...!
- Ancient Times: In Roman times, a likely route through the valleys of Saâne and Saw linking Britain to the maritime area of northern Gaul. Varvannes probably ringfenced from the remotest antiquity. Cultural topography still shows a strong religiosity associated with sources. Tradition holds that Thiédeville will be erected on the site of an ancient Roman villa, property of a Warm or Thiede. Anglesqueville-villa comes from Anglica Latin for "English field." This town is also called Anslec or Villa Terra Filioram Anselch which could refer to Anslech Briquebec, character of the court of William Longsword.
- In the Middle Ages: The town of Anglesqueville is in the Middle Ages a dense stand point. From 1059, a charter signed by William the Bastard confirms that Raoul de Varenne, lord of Anglesqueville and his wife Emma, sold, among other things, the church Anglesqueville and six acres of land to the abbot and monks Trinity-du-Mont de Rouen. The dominant activity is the operation of mills. Its location between the sea coast and the Seine promotes the success of its fairs and markets.
- At the Renaissance: Towards 1585, a plague decimated almost all of the population. November 10, 1591, for Henry IV troops camped in Anglesqueville before going to besiege Rouen.
- In the eighteenth century: The redrawing of royal roads move the road junction at Totes. In 1740 Anglesqueville was completely destroyed by fire.
- In the nineteenth century: The commercial organization of the village sees the appearance of laundries and tanneries but grain production and poultry for supply of Paris which supports the economy of the village.
- On 1 February 1964: Birth of Val-de-Saâne: In the early 60s, six towns of the Saane Valley suffer from a serious slowdown. Depopulation, rural exodus, industrial development, agricultural mechanization are among their main concerns. Recognizing that each village is powerless alone, the municipal councils of four communes consider, in 1963, a union would be well and truly profitable. This initiative is so strongly encouraged by the authorities and particularly the Interior Minister. Considerable work is therefore conducted by local officials and prefectural services. Beginning in 1964, municipal councils are required to comment on their desire or not to belong to the grouping. Of the six recommendations, four support a vast majority grouping them in one town. Anglesqueville on Saâne, Eurville, Thiédeville Varvannes and merge into a single village called Val-de-Saâne, thanks to the imagination of the Povremoyne Jehan, historian and well-known storyteller in the Pays de Caux, who has found this name very "unifying". This story has fascinated the whole of France the time: radio, press, television have all been attracted to this event, very innovative at the time. The prefect then delegated the Director of the School of Fine Arts in Rouen at the time to establish a coherent overall plan to make achievements. It was then that opens up a vast field of development of the center of the town. The union of four villages is a real boon for development in all areas of community life. This is a dynamic, enjoyable and strong village that was born on February 1, 1964. The quality of life of Val-de-Saânais is also recognized nationally as Val de Saâne in 1969 received the first prize and the golden rooster contest "Village I love".
