Bonsecours

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

Bonsecours
Commune
The church in Bonsecours
Coat of arms
Location of Bonsecours
Bonsecours Bonsecours
Coordinates: 49°26′N 1°08′E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Darnétal
Intercommunality	Métropole Rouen Normandie
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Laurent Grelaud
Area ^1	3.76 km^2 (1.45 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	6,462
• Density	1,700/km^2 (4,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76103 /76240
Elevation	2–157 m (6.6–515.1 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 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

A southern residential suburb of Rouen situated at the junction of the D6014, D6105 and the D95 roads. A little light industry takes place by the banks of the river Seine, the commune's westerly border.

Heraldry

Arms of Bonsecours

The arms of Bonsecours are blazoned : Or, 3 crosses (couped) sable within a bordure gules.

Population

Historical population of Bonsecours

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	3686	3806	5435	6108	6898	6853	7003
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 Basilique Notre-Dame de Bonsecours, dating from the nineteenth century.
• An eighteenth-century Château de Bagnères.
• Vestiges of Saint-Michel's priory.
• The World War I Belgian Military Cemetery and memorial.
• Remains of fortifications dating from the eighth century onwards.
• The Côte Sainte Catherine offering panoramic views of Rouen, the Seine, and neighbouring communes and suburbs, and a natural environment containing numerous relatively rare flora and fauna in the chalk meadows on the hillside.

The Servant of God, Reverend Father Jacques Hamel, murdered by ISIS in July 2016, is buried in Bonsecours.

Notable people

• Anny Duperey, French actress, was born here.
• José-Maria de Heredia (1842–1905), a poet, is buried here.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

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

External links

• Official website of Bonsecours (in French)
• Normandy Then and Now at Bonsecours - English website with excellent interior photographs and historic images of the stunning gothic church and monument to Joan of Arc.