Bonsecours
| Bonsecours | |
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  Bonsecours | |
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Location within Upper Normandy region  Bonsecours | |
| Coordinates: 49°26′N 1°08′E / 49.43°N 1.13°ECoordinates: 49°26′N 1°08′E / 49.43°N 1.13°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Boos |
| Intercommunality | CREA |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Laurent Grelaud |
| Area1 | 3.76 km2 (1.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 7,003 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76103 / 76240 |
| Elevation |
2–157 m (6.6–515.1 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. | |
Bonsecours is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Geography
A southern residential suburb of Rouen situated at the junction of the D6014, D6105 and the D95 roads. A little light industry takes place by the banks of the river Seine, the commune’s westerly border.
Heraldry
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The arms of Bonsecours are blazoned : Or, 3 crosses (couped) sable within a bordure gules. |
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 3686 | 3806 | 5435 | 6108 | 6898 | 6853 | 7003 |
| 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 nineteenth century.
- An eighteenth-century Château de Bagnères.
- Vestiges of Saint-Michel’s priory.
- The World War I Belgian Military Cemetery and memorial.
- Remains of fortifications dating from the eighth century onwards.
- The Côte Sainte Catherine offering panoramic views of Rouen, the Seine, and neighbouring communes and suburbs, and a natural environment containing numerous relatively rare flora and fauna in the chalk meadows on the hillside.
Notable people
- Anny Duperey, French actress, was born here.
- José-Maria de Heredia (1842–1905), a poet, is buried here.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bonsecours (Seine-Maritime). |
- Official website of Bonsecours (French)
- Bonsecours on the Quid website (French)
- Normandy Then and Now at Bonsecours - English website with excellent interior photographs and historic images of the stunning gothic church and monument to Joan of Arc.
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