Bonsecours (Seine-Maritime)
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Seine-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Rouen | |
| Canton | Darnétal | |
| Community association | Métropole Rouen Normandy | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 26 ' N , 1 ° 8' E | |
| height | 2–157 m | |
| surface | 3.76 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,462 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,719 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 76240 | |
| INSEE code | 76103 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-bonsecours.fr/ | |
 Notre-Dame de Bonsecours |
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Bonsecours is a French commune in the department of Seine-Maritime in the region Normandy . The municipality is located in the arrondissement of Rouen , in the canton of Darnétal . The total population as of January 1, 2017 was 6,462 inhabitants, known as Bonauxilliens .
geography
Bonsecours lies on the Seine and is bordered by Rouen in the north, Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis in the northeast, Le Mesnil-Esnard in the southeast, Amfreville-la-Mi-Voie in the south and Sotteville-lès-Rouen in the west.
The former Route nationale 14 runs through the municipality .
history
Bonsecours is located on the site of the former Sainte-Catherine Abbey.
Population development
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| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 3,686 | 3,806 | 5,435 | 6,108 | 6,898 | 6,853 | 6,867 | 6,469 |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame de Bon-Secours church, basilica, built in 1919 on the site of the earlier church that was destroyed in 1473 and has been a monument historique since 1977
- Chateau de Bagneres
- Ruins of the previous priory
- Ruins of the old castle from the 8th century
- Belgian war cemetery
Personalities
- Léon-Eugène Méhédin (1828–1906), archaeologist and architect
- Alain Lance (* 1939), writer and translator, translated Volker Braun , Franz Fühmann , Ingo Schulze and Christa Wolf into French
- Anny Duperey (* 1947), actress and writer
Web links
Commons : Bonsecours - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ INSEE - Bonsecours ( page no longer available , searching web archives ) Info: The link is automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
