Belbeuf

Belbeuf
Commune
The Cliffs of Belbeuf, by Robert Antoine Pinchon
The Cliffs of Belbeuf, by Robert Antoine Pinchon
Coat of arms of Belbeuf
Coat of arms
Location of Belbeuf
Map
Belbeuf is located in France
Belbeuf
Belbeuf
Belbeuf is located in Normandy
Belbeuf
Belbeuf
Coordinates: 49°23′23″N 1°08′37″E / 49.3897°N 1.1436°E / 49.3897; 1.1436
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonDarnétal
IntercommunalityMétropole Rouen Normandie
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Guy Lecouteux[1]
Area
1
6.56 km2 (2.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
2,257
 • Density340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76069 /76240
Elevation2–161 m (6.6–528.2 ft)
(avg. 156 m or 512 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Belbeuf (French pronunciation: [bɛlbœf]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A small town of forestry, farming and a little light industry situated by the banks of the Seine, some 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Rouen at the junction of the D6015 and the D7 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,240—    
1975 1,409+1.84%
1982 1,681+2.55%
1990 1,696+0.11%
1999 2,032+2.03%
2007 2,075+0.26%
2012 1,951−1.22%
2017 2,201+2.44%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • A menhir.
  • The eighteenth-century château with its dovecote and park.
  • The sixteenth-century chapel of Saint-Bonaventure & Saint-Adrien, built around a cave in the cliffs overlooking the river.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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