Bézancourt

Bézancourt
Bézancourt
Location within Normandy region  Bézancourt
Coordinates: 49°26′37″N 1°37′35″E / 49.4436°N 1.6264°ECoordinates: 49°26′37″N 1°37′35″E / 49.4436°N 1.6264°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Gournay-en-Bray
Intercommunality	Canton of Gournay-en-Bray
Government
• Mayor	Michel Denjean
Area^1	17.59 km^2 (6.79 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	296
• Density	17/km^2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
• Seine-Maritime
• Normandy

References

• INSEE

External links

• Bézancourt on the Quid website (French)