Bézu-la-Forêt
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Your | |
| Arrondissement | Les Andelys | |
| Canton | Romilly-sur-Andelle | |
| Community association | Vexin Normand | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 24 ' N , 1 ° 38' E | |
| height | 107-160 m | |
| surface | 8.98 km 2 | |
| Residents | 320 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 36 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 27480 | |
| INSEE code | 27066 | |
Bézu-la-Forêt is a French commune of 320 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Eure in the region of Normandy . It belongs to the arrondissement of Les Andelys and the canton of Romilly-sur-Andelle .
history
Bézu-la-Forêt is the Carolingian Palatinate "Basiu". Charles the Bald stayed here several times, King Karlmann died on December 6, 884 in the forest of Basiu while hunting wild boar.
At the beginning of the 14th century, the royal manufacture of flat glass was established in Bézu .
In mid-June 1940, towards the end of the western campaign of the German Wehrmacht , brief base for Bf 109E fighters from the staff and II. Group of Jagdgeschwader 26 .
Population development
- 1962: 210
- 1968: 234
- 1975: 182
- 1982: 167
- 1990: 144
- 1999: 188
- 2016: 307
Attractions
- Château de la Fontaine du Houx ( Monument historique )
- Saint-Martin church (Monument historique) with an Annunciation window from 1537
economy
Protected Geographical Indications (IGP) apply to pork (Porc de Normandie) , poultry (Volailles de Normandie) and cider (Cidre de Normandie and Cidre normand) in the municipality .
literature
- Daniel and Emmanuel Delattre: L'Eure, les 675 communes . Editions Delattre, Grandvilliers 2000
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Le village de Bézu-la-Forêt. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved July 21, 2012 (French).