Blangy-sur-Bresle

Blangy-sur-Bresle is a commune in the department of Seine-Maritime in the Normandy region of northern France.

Blangy-sur-Bresle
Commune
Blangy railway station
Coat of arms
Location of Blangy-sur-Bresle
Blangy-sur-Bresle Blangy-sur-Bresle
Coordinates: 49°55′57″N 1°37′46″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Eu
Intercommunality	CC Aumale - Blangy-sur-Bresle
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Claude Vialaret
Area ^1	17.45 km^2 (6.74 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	2,972
• Density	170/km^2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76101 /76340
Elevation	42–216 m (138–709 ft) (avg. 49 m or 161 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Blangy is a small town situated in the valley of the River Bresle – which here forms the border between Normandy and Picardie – some 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Dieppe in the Pays de Bray. Forestry, farming, and light industry are the main economic activities. The town lies on the D49 and the D928 roads close to junction 5 of the A29 motorway. There is an SNCF railway station from which TER services run to Beauvais and Le Tréport.

Heraldry

Arms of Blangy-sur-Bresle

The arms of Blangy-sur-Bresle are blazoned : Argent, a lion sable, armed and langued gules.

Population

Historical population of Blangy-sur-Bresle

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	2925	3336	3404	3456	3447	3404	3221
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 thirteenth century.
• The Manoir de Fontaine (1607).
• The Manoir de Penthièvre (1636), built for la Grande Mademoiselle.
• The seventeenth century fulling mill at Hollande
• The Manoir de Grémontmesnil (1776).
• The mill at Hottineaux 1800).
• The remains of a medieval castle.
• Three museums.

Notable people

• Anne Marie Louise of Orléans (1627–1693), la Grande Mademoiselle.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.