Bouelles

Bouelles
Commune
The chateau and church bell tower in Bouelles
Bouelles
Location within Normandy region
Bouelles
Coordinates: 49°42′51″N 1°29′47″E / 49.7142°N 1.4964°E / 49.7142; 1.4964Coordinates: 49°42′51″N 1°29′47″E / 49.7142°N 1.4964°E / 49.7142; 1.4964
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Dieppe
Canton Neufchâtel-en-Bray
Intercommunality CC Bray-Eawy
Area1 7.99 km2 (3.08 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 232
 • Density 29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 76130 /76270
Elevation 89–234 m (292–768 ft)
(avg. 160 m or 520 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.

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

Geography

A farming village situated in the valley of the Béthune River in the Pays de Bray, some 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Dieppe, at the junction of the D7 and the D1314 roads.

Population

Historical population of Bouelles
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population215236252240240242232
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.Martin, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The sixteenth century chateau.
  • An ancient stone cross.

See also

References


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