Brémontier-Merval
Commune in Normandy, France
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Brémontier-Merval (French pronunciation: [bʁemɔ̃tje mɛʁval]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Brémontier-Merval | |
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The town hall in Brémontier-Merval | |
 Location of Brémontier-Merval | |
  Brémontier-Merval Location within France  Brémontier-Merval Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 49°30′20″N 1°36′40″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Gournay-en-Bray |
| Intercommunality | CC 4 rivières |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | Jean-Luc Cosquer[1] |
Area 1 | 17.17 km2 (6.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 425 |
| • Density | 24.8/km2 (64.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76142 /76220 |
| Elevation | 103–210 m (338–689 ft) (avg. 181 m or 594 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 farming village situated in the Pays de Bray, 26 miles (42 km) east of Rouen, at the junction of the D84, D284, D21 and D145 roads.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 367 | — |
| 1975 | 311 | −2.34% |
| 1982 | 265 | −2.26% |
| 1990 | 278 | +0.60% |
| 1999 | 326 | +1.79% |
| 2007 | 481 | +4.98% |
| 2012 | 480 | −0.04% |
| 2017 | 459 | −0.89% |
| 2023 | 425 | −1.27% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Martin, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The seventeenth-century château de Brémontier-Merval.
- The château de Bellozanne, built in 1827 on the old abbey site.
- The thirteenth-century chapel of St.Léonard at Merval.
- The eighteenth-century chapel of St.Marguerite at Bellozanne.
- Les écuries de Bellozanne.
