Le Bocasse

Le Bocasse
Commune
The Bocasse Park
Le Bocasse
Location within Normandy region
Le Bocasse
Coordinates: 49°36′23″N 1°04′59″E / 49.6064°N 1.0831°E / 49.6064; 1.0831Coordinates: 49°36′23″N 1°04′59″E / 49.6064°N 1.0831°E / 49.6064; 1.0831
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Rouen
Canton Bois-Guillaume
Government
 • Mayor Michèle Lecointe
Area1 8.62 km2 (3.33 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 752
 • Density 87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 76105 /76690
Elevation 112–186 m (367–610 ft)
(avg. 180 m or 590 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.

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

Geography

A farming village with associated light industry situated some 12 miles (19 km) north of Rouen, at the junction of the D53 and the D6 roads and also the D927 and D99.

Population

Historical population of Le Bocasse
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population348378446572660725752
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 Notre-Dame, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The château de Cleres, dating from the seventeenth century.
  • The sixteenth century manor house at Valmartin.
  • The church of St. Georges, Valmartin, dating from the twelfth century.
  • A museum of agricultural machinery.
  • Cleres zoo park.
  • Parc du Bocasse, a Amusement park

See also

References

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