Bénesville
| Bénesville | |
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  Bénesville | |
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Location within Upper Normandy region  Bénesville | |
| Coordinates: 49°45′18″N 0°50′07″E / 49.755°N 0.8353°ECoordinates: 49°45′18″N 0°50′07″E / 49.755°N 0.8353°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Doudeville |
| Intercommunality | Plateau de Caux-Fleur de Lin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Philippe Follet |
| Area1 | 5.51 km2 (2.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 167 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76077 / 76560 |
| Elevation |
103–148 m (338–486 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft) |
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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. | |
Bénesville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Geography
A small farming village situated in the Pays de Caux some 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Dieppe, at the junction of the D25, D89 and the D50 roads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 131 | 146 | 127 | 126 | 134 | 142 | 167 |
| 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 thirteenth century.
- A seventeenth-century stone cross.
- Several ancient wood-framed houses.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bénesville. |
- Bénesville on the Quid website (French)
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