Belbeuf

Belbeuf is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Belbeuf
Commune
The Cliffs of Belbeuf, by Robert Antoine Pinchon
Coat of arms
Location of Belbeuf
Belbeuf
Belbeuf
Coordinates: 49°23′23″N 1°08′37″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonDarnétal
IntercommunalityMétropole Rouen Normandie
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Guy Lecouteux
Area
1
6.56 km2 (2.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,201
 • Density340/km2 (870/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.

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 of Belbeuf
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population901124014091681169620322123
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 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. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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