Blangy-sur-Bresle

Blangy-sur-Bresle
Commune
Blangy railway station
Blangy railway station
Coat of arms of Blangy-sur-Bresle
Coat of arms
Location of Blangy-sur-Bresle
Blangy-sur-Bresle is located in France
Blangy-sur-Bresle
Blangy-sur-Bresle
Blangy-sur-Bresle is located in Normandy
Blangy-sur-Bresle
Blangy-sur-Bresle
Coordinates: 49°55′57″N 1°37′46″E / 49.9325°N 1.6294°E / 49.9325; 1.6294
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonEu
IntercommunalityCC Aumale - Blangy-sur-Bresle
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Éric Arnoux[1]
Area
1
17.45 km2 (6.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,862
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76101 /76340
Elevation42–216 m (138–709 ft)
(avg. 49 m or 161 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Blangy-sur-Bresle (French pronunciation: [blɑ̃ʒi syʁ bʁɛl], literally Blangy on Bresle) is a commune in the department of Seine-Maritime in the Normandy region of northern France.

Geography

Blangy is a small town situated in the valley of the river Bresle – which here forms the border between Normandy and Picardy – some 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Dieppe in the Pays de Bray. Forestry, farming, and light industry are the main economic activities. The town lies on the D49 and the D928 roads close to junction 5 of the A29 motorway. Blangy-sur-Bresle station has rail connections to Beauvais and Le Tréport.

Heraldry

Arms of Blangy-sur-Bresle
Arms of Blangy-sur-Bresle
 The arms of Blangy-sur-Bresle are blazoned :
Argent, a lion sable, armed and langued gules.



Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,336—    
1975 3,404+0.29%
1982 3,456+0.22%
1990 3,447−0.03%
1999 3,405−0.14%
2007 3,146−0.98%
2012 2,939−1.35%
2017 2,972+0.22%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The Manoir de Fontaine (1607).
  • The Manoir de Penthièvre (1636), built for la Grande Mademoiselle.
  • The seventeenth century fulling mill at Hollande
  • The Manoir de Grémontmesnil (1776).
  • The mill at Hottineaux 1800).
  • The remains of a medieval castle.
  • Three museums.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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