Bellencombre
Commune in Normandy, France
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Bellencombre is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
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 Location of Bellencombre | |
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| Coordinates: 49°42′30″N 1°13′37″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Neufchâtel-en-Bray |
| Intercommunality | CC Bray-Eawy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Prevost[1] |
Area 1 | 12.91 km2 (4.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 564 |
| • Density | 43.7/km2 (113/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76070 /76680 |
| Elevation | 69–199 m (226–653 ft) (avg. 83 m or 272 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
A forestry and farming village situated by the banks of the river Varenne in the Pays de Bray, some 18 miles (29 km) south of Dieppe at the junction of the D151, D154 and D48 roads.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 654 | — |
| 1975 | 648 | −0.13% |
| 1982 | 640 | −0.18% |
| 1990 | 638 | −0.04% |
| 1999 | 662 | +0.41% |
| 2007 | 637 | −0.48% |
| 2012 | 692 | +1.67% |
| 2017 | 680 | −0.35% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
- The Château de Bellencombre, founded in 1050 by William de Warenne, later the 1st Earl of Warenne and Surrey.
- The church of St. Pierre, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
- The chapel of St. Christophe, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The gothic chapel, dating from the thirteenth century.
- A sixteenth-century stone cross.
- The sixteenth-century château de La Grande Heuze
- The three châteaux: de La Crique; de La Quaine and Mont-Roty.
