Le Bocasse

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

Le Bocasse
Commune
The Bocasse Park
Location of Le Bocasse
Le Bocasse
Le Bocasse
Coordinates: 49°36′23″N 1°04′59″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonBois-Guillaume
Government
 • MayorMichèle Lecointe
Area
1
8.62 km2 (3.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
666
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76105 /76690
Elevation112–186 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.

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, an Amusement park

See also

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


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