Bézancourt

Bézancourt
Commune
Bézancourt
Location within Normandy region
Bézancourt
Coordinates: 49°26′37″N 1°37′35″E / 49.4436°N 1.6264°E / 49.4436; 1.6264Coordinates: 49°26′37″N 1°37′35″E / 49.4436°N 1.6264°E / 49.4436; 1.6264
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Dieppe
Canton Gournay-en-Bray
Intercommunality CC 4 rivières
Government
 • Mayor Michel Denjean
Area1 17.59 km2 (6.79 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 296
 • Density 17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 76093 /76220
Elevation 118–211 m (387–692 ft)
(avg. 186 m or 610 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.

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

Geography

A forestry and farming village situated in the Pays de Bray, some 25 miles (40 km) east of Rouen, at the junction of the D62 and the D401 roads.

Population

Historical population of Bézancourt
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population237272255261238248296
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Aubin, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • A menhir called the “Pierre-qui-Tourne” (turning stone).
  • A château dating from the seventeenth century.
  • The château du Landel.

See also

References


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