Le Bocasse

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

Le Bocasse
Commune
The Bocasse Park
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 (2020–2026)	Xavier Bertram
Area ^1	8.62 km^2 (3.33 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	666
• Density	77/km^2 (200/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 km^2 (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

Historical population of Le Bocasse

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	348	378	446	572	660	725	752
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.
• 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

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

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

External links

• A website about Bocasse (in French)