Beaubec-la-Rosière

Beaubec-la-Rosière is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Beaubec-la-Rosière
Commune
A view of the Abbey of Beaubec-la-Rosière, around 1750
Coat of arms
Location of Beaubec-la-Rosière
Beaubec-la-Rosière
Beaubec-la-Rosière
Coordinates: 49°38′47″N 1°31′52″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonGournay-en-Bray
IntercommunalityCC 4 rivières
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Roger Decarnelle
Area
1
12.97 km2 (5.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
498
 • Density38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76060 /76440
Elevation108–201 m (354–659 ft)
(avg. 158 m or 518 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A forestry and farming village in the Pays de Bray, situated some 35 miles (56 km) southeast of Dieppe, at the junction of the D35 and D1314 roads.

History

Formed by the merger in 1825 of Beaubec-la-Ville, whose original Scandinavian name means ‘’beautiful stream’’ and La Rosière which owes its name to the many reeds of the wetlands. The rivers Epte and Andelle have their source nearby. Founded in 1127 by Hughes de Gournay, the abbey of Bellus-Beccus housed the relics of St Helier, martyred in Jersey in the 6th century. The abbey was destroyed by fire in 1383 and partially rebuilt in the 15th and 18th century. The abbey was looted, sold and demolished during the French Revolution. All that remains are the chapel of St. Ursula and a few traces of the infirmary, the farm and dependencies.

Population
Historical population of Beaubec-la-Rosière
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population519466361328312393460
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
  • Traces of a motte at Mont Grippon.
  • The ruins of the ancient abbey.
  • A thirteenth-century stone cross, 5m in height.
  • The church of the Holy Trinity, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • A thirteenth-century chapel.
  • The church of La Rosière, dating from the thirteenth century.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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