Beaussault

Beaussault
Beaussault
Location within Normandy region Beaussault
Coordinates: 49°41′09″N 1°33′49″E / 49.6858°N 1.5636°E / 49.6858; 1.5636Coordinates: 49°41′09″N 1°33′49″E / 49.6858°N 1.5636°E / 49.6858; 1.5636
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Forges-les-Eaux
Intercommunality	Canton of Forges-les-Eaux
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Lionel Legrand
Area¹	18.3 km² (7.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)²	388
• Density	21/km² (55/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	76065 / 76870
Elevation	112–242 m (367–794 ft) (avg. 127 m or 417 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.

Beaussault is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village in the Pays de Bray, situated by the banks of the Béthune River, some 26 miles (42 km) southeast of Dieppe, at the junction of the D35, D135 and D102 roads.

Population

Historical population of Beaussault
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	549	581	511	408	367	369	388
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

Traces of a priory.
The ruins of a castle, dating from the thirteenth century.
The church of St.Germain, dating from the twelfth century.
The chapel of St.Jean-Baptiste, dating from the eleventh century.

References

INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beaussault.

Beaussault on the Quid website (French)

Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

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