Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc

Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc
Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc
Location within Normandy region  Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc
Coordinates: 49°09′42″N 0°50′17″E / 49.1617°N 0.8381°ECoordinates: 49°09′42″N 0°50′17″E / 49.1617°N 0.8381°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Eure
Arrondissement	Bernay
Canton	Beaumont-le-Roger
Intercommunality	Beaumont-le-Roger
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Simonne Pimont
Area^1	8.07 km^2 (3.12 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	628
• Density	78/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	27576 / 27110
Elevation	97–150 m (318–492 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.

Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.

History

In 935 a big battle between William I, Duke of Normandy and Robert II took place near the town. The battlefield was called Champ-de-Bataille later and in the 17th century the Marshall of Créqui built a castle there.^[1]

The Château du Champ de Bataille was owned by the Harcourt family and has formal gardens designed by Le Nôtre.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	148	—
1968	145	−2.0%
1975	141	−2.8%
1982	192	+36.2%
1990	278	+44.8%
1999	334	+20.1%
2008	628	+88.0%

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  Château du Champ-de-Bataille
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  Detail of the garden of the castle

See also

• Communes of the Eure department

References

• INSEE

1. Château du Champ-de-Bataille (french)