Beaussault
Beaussault | |
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Beaussault | |
Location within Upper Normandy region Beaussault | |
Coordinates: 49°41′09″N 1°33′49″E / 49.6858°N 1.5636°ECoordinates: 49°41′09″N 1°33′49″E / 49.6858°N 1.5636°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Upper Normandy |
Department | Seine-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Dieppe |
Canton | Forges-les-Eaux |
Intercommunality | Canton of Forges-les-Eaux |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Lionel Legrand |
Area1 | 18.3 km2 (7.1 sq mi) |
Population (2006)2 | 388 |
• Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 76065 / 76870 |
Elevation |
112–242 m (367–794 ft) (avg. 127 m or 417 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. |
Beaussault is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Geography
A farming village in the Pays de Bray, situated by the banks of the Béthune River, some 26 miles (42 km) southeast of Dieppe, at the junction of the D35, D135 and D102 roads.
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 549 | 581 | 511 | 408 | 367 | 369 | 388 |
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 priory.
- The ruins of a castle, dating from the thirteenth century.
- The church of St.Germain, dating from the twelfth century.
- The chapel of St.Jean-Baptiste, dating from the eleventh century.
See also
- Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
- Seine-Maritime
- Normandy
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beaussault. |
- Beaussault on the Quid website (French)