Le Bocasse
Commune in Normandy, France
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Le Bocasse (French pronunciation: [lə bɔkas], before 1962: Bocasse)[3] is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Le Bocasse | |
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The Bocasse Park | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Le Bocasse | |
  Le Bocasse  Le Bocasse | |
| Coordinates: 49°36′23″N 1°04′59″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Bois-Guillaume |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | Xavier Bertram[1] |
Area 1 | 8.62 km2 (3.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 654 |
| • Density | 75.9/km2 (197/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76105 /76690 |
| Elevation | 112–186 m (367–610 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 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 with associated light industry situated some 12 miles (19 km) north of Rouen, at the junction of the D53 and the D6 roads and also the D927 and D99.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 378 | — |
| 1975 | 446 | +2.39% |
| 1982 | 572 | +3.62% |
| 1990 | 660 | +1.80% |
| 1999 | 725 | +1.05% |
| 2007 | 742 | +0.29% |
| 2012 | 707 | −0.96% |
| 2017 | 666 | −1.19% |
| 2023 | 654 | −0.30% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The château de Cleres, dating from the seventeenth century.
- The sixteenth century manor house at Valmartin.
- The church of St. Georges, Valmartin, dating from the twelfth century.
- A museum of agricultural machinery.
- Cleres zoo park.
- Parc du Bocasse, an Amusement park
