Bézancourt

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Bézancourt
Bézancourt is located in France
Bézancourt
Bézancourt
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Location within Upper Normandy region
Bézancourt is located in Upper Normandy
Bézancourt
Bézancourt
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Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Dieppe
Canton Gournay-en-Bray
Intercommunality Canton of Gournay-en-Bray
Government
 • Mayor Michel Denjean
Area1 17.59 km2 (6.79 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 296
 • Density 17/km2 (44/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 76093 / 76220
Elevation 118–211 m (387–692 ft)
(avg. 186 m or 610 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bézancourt is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

Geography

A forestry and farming village situated in the Pays de Bray, some 25 miles (40 km) east of Rouen, at the junction of the D62 and the D401 roads.

Population

Historical population of Bézancourt
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Population 237 272 255 261 238 248 296
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 St.Aubin, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • A menhir called the “Pierre-qui-Tourne” (turning stone).
  • A château dating from the seventeenth century.
  • The château du Landel.

See also

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