Blangy-sur-Bresle

Blangy-sur-Bresle

Train station
Blangy-sur-Bresle
Administration
Country France
Region Upper Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Dieppe
Canton Blangy-sur-Bresle
Intercommunality Blangy-sur-Bresle
Mayor Claude Vialaret
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 42–216 m (138–709 ft)
(avg. 49 m/161 ft)
Land area1 17.45 km2 (6.74 sq mi)
Population2 3,221  (2006)
 - Density 185 /km2 (480 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 76101/ 76340
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.

Blangy-sur-Bresle is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

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Geography

A small town of forestry, farming and light industry situated in the Pays de Bray, some 25 miles (40 km) east of Dieppe, at junction 5 of the A29 with the D49 and the D928 roads. Here, the valley of the Bresle River forms the border between Normandy and Picardie. SNCF has a TER railway station here, connecting to Paris and Le Tréport.

Heraldry

The arms of Blangy-sur-Bresle are blazoned :
Argent, a lion sable, armed and langued gules.

Population

Historical population of Blangy-sur-Bresle
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Population 2925 3336 3404 3456 3447 3404 3221
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

Notable people

See also

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