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Longueville-sur-Scie ( French pronunciation: [lɔ̃ɡvil syʁ si] , literally Longueville on Scie ) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France .

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3-472: Duke of Longueville ( Longueville-sur-Scie ) was a title of French nobility , though not a peerage of France . The title was created in 1505 by King Louis XII of France for his first cousin once removed , François d'Orléans, Count of Dunois , son of François d'Orléans, Count of Dunois , son of Jean d'Orléans , himself an illegitimate son of the Duke of Orléans . The title became extinct in 1694, following

6-459: The death of Jean Louis Charles d'Orléans, who was the brother of Marie de Nemours . From 1648, the Duke of Longueville was also Sovereign Prince of Neuchâtel , a Swiss territory. In 1654, the eighth duke was created a peer as Duke of Coulommiers , but the peerage was never registered and so became extinct at his death. Longueville-sur-Scie A farming village situated by the banks of

9-662: The river Scie in the Pays de Caux , some 9 miles (14 km) south of Dieppe at the junction of the D77, the D149 and the D3 roads. The commune is served by the TER railway between Dieppe and Rouen . The village was formerly known as Longueville-le-Giffard , one of its sons was Osbern Giffard , who gave his name to Stoke Gifford , South Gloucestershire , England . Longueville-sur-Scie

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