Bénouville, Seine-Maritime

Bénouville
Commune
Cliffs at Bénouville
Bénouville
Location within Normandy region
Bénouville
Coordinates: 49°43′05″N 0°15′02″E / 49.7181°N 0.2506°E / 49.7181; 0.2506Coordinates: 49°43′05″N 0°15′02″E / 49.7181°N 0.2506°E / 49.7181; 0.2506
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Le Havre
Canton Octeville-sur-Mer
Intercommunality CC Canton de Criquetot-l'Esneval
Area1 2.86 km2 (1.10 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 120
  Density 42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 76079 /76790
Elevation 0–99 m (0–325 ft)
(avg. 80 m or 260 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bénouville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A small farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D11 and D72 roads and on the coast of the English Channel.

Population

Historical population of Bénouville, Seine-Maritime
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population120139128145146128120
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • The seventeenth century chateau.
  • The church of St.Riquier, dating from the eleventh century.

See also

References


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