Beuzeville

Beuzeville
Commune
The church in Beuzeville

Coat of arms
Beuzeville
Location within Normandy region
Beuzeville
Coordinates: 49°20′44″N 0°20′36″E / 49.3456°N 0.3433°E / 49.3456; 0.3433Coordinates: 49°20′44″N 0°20′36″E / 49.3456°N 0.3433°E / 49.3456; 0.3433
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Eure
Arrondissement Bernay
Canton Beuzeville
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Pierre Flambard
Area1 23.25 km2 (8.98 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 3,649
 • Density 160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 27065 /27210
Elevation 48–146 m (157–479 ft)
(avg. 129 m or 423 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.

Beuzeville is a commune in the north-western part of the department of Eure in the Normandy region in northern France.

Located on the Lieuvin plateau, it is adjacent to the communes of Pont-l'Évêque, Honfleur and Deauville. Beuzeville is located just off the A13 freeway close to the Pont de Normandie and the Tancarville Bridge.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962 2,360—    
1968 2,392+1.4%
1975 2,415+1.0%
1982 2,534+4.9%
1990 2,702+6.6%
1999 3,097+14.6%
2008 3,649+17.8%

Economy

Beuzeville is a market town which is attracting business thanks to its strategic location and good transport links.

Sights

  • The church of Saint Helier contains a nationally remarkable collection of 20th century stained glass windows by François Décorchemont (1880-1971), who independently invented a unique way of creating vivid colours in the mediaeval style. The style is more accessible than either the often much more abstract glass of the 20th century, or most 19th century church glass with its invariably more formal subject matter and less vibrant colours. The windows depict, among others, Saints Helier, Joan of Arc, Anselm of Canterbury, Francis of Assisi and Genevieve.

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