Forêt de Brotonne

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The Forêt de Brotonne is a French state forest. It is located in the department of Seine-Maritime in the region Normandy , about 30 kilometers west of Rouen . The forest is part of the Boucles de la Seine Normande Regional Nature Park and is located on the left bank of the Seine , where it is largely enclosed by a meander of the river extending to the north. The following places border the forest:

• Saint-Nicolas-de-Bliquetuit in the north,
• La Mailleraye-sur-Seine in the east,
• Hauville in the southeast,
• Bourneville to the southwest and
• Vatteville-la-Rue to the north-west.

The border with the Eure department runs along the southern edge of the forest .

history

In the early Middle Ages it was a hunting area rich in game and known as Forêt d'Arelaune or Arèle . In the year 604, Bertoald , the Burgundian house meier , wanted to go hunting here, but was intercepted by Merowech, the son of the Neustrian king Chlothar II .

Coordinates: 49 ° 27 ′ 23 "  N , 0 ° 42 ′ 46"  E