Bolbec
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Bolbec is a town and commune of northern France, in the Seine-Maritime département, on the Bolbec River, 19 m. E.N.E. of Le Havre by rail. Pop. (1906) 10,959.
[edit] History
The town was enthusiastic in the cause of the Reformed Religion in the 16th century, and still contains many Protestants. It was burned almost to the ground in 1765.
[edit] Economy
Bolbec is important for its cotton spinning and weaving, and carries on the dyeing and printing of the fabric, and the manufacture of sugar. There are a chamber of commerce and a board of trade-arbitration.
[edit] References
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
