Belbeuf
Appearance
Belbeuf | |
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![]() The Cliffs of Belbeuf, by Robert Antoine Pinchon | |
Coordinates: 49°23′23″N 1°08′37″E / 49.3897°N 1.1436°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Seine-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Rouen |
Canton | Darnétal |
Intercommunality | Métropole Rouen Normandie |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Guy Lecouteux[1] |
Area 1 | 6.56 km2 (2.53 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,249 |
• Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 76069 /76240 |
Elevation | 2–161 m (6.6–528.2 ft) (avg. 156 m or 512 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Belbeuf (French pronunciation: [bɛlbœf]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
[edit]A small town of forestry, farming and a little light industry situated by the banks of the Seine, some 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Rouen at the junction of the D6015 and the D7 roads.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,240 | — |
1975 | 1,409 | +1.84% |
1982 | 1,681 | +2.55% |
1990 | 1,696 | +0.11% |
1999 | 2,032 | +2.03% |
2007 | 2,075 | +0.26% |
2012 | 1,951 | −1.22% |
2017 | 2,201 | +2.44% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Places of interest
[edit]- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the sixteenth century.
- A menhir.
- The eighteenth-century château with its dovecote and park.
- The sixteenth-century chapel of Saint-Bonaventure & Saint-Adrien, built around a cave in the cliffs overlooking the river.
Notable people
[edit]- Jacques Anquetil, cyclist, lived here in the 1960s.
- Claude Bébéar, businessman, the former CEO of AXA Assurance, lived here.
- Jacques Godart, 6th Marquis de Belbeuf
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Belbeuf.
- Official town website (in French)
- Belbeuf Rowing Club = Club Nautique de Belbeuf (in French) rowing on the Seine, in picturesque surroundings, a few kilometres upstream of Rouen