Beaubec-la-Rosière

Beaubec-la-Rosière
Commune
A view of the Abbey of Beaubec-la-Rosière, around 1750
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Coordinates: 49°38′47″N 1°31′52″E / 49.6464°N 1.5311°E / 49.6464; 1.5311Coordinates: 49°38′47″N 1°31′52″E / 49.6464°N 1.5311°E / 49.6464; 1.5311
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Gournay-en-Bray
Intercommunality	CC 4 rivières
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Roger Décarnelle[1]
Area 1	12.97 km2 (5.01 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	499
• Density	38/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76060 /76440
Elevation	108–201 m (354–659 ft) (avg. 158 m or 518 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beaubec-la-Rosière is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography[]

A forestry and farming village in the Pays de Bray, situated some 35 miles (56 km) southeast of Dieppe, at the junction of the D35 and D1314 roads.

History[]

Formed by the merger in 1825 of Beaubec-la-Ville, whose original Scandinavian name means ‘’beautiful stream’’ and La Rosière which owes its name to the many reeds of the wetlands. The rivers Epte and Andelle have their source nearby. Founded in 1127 by Hughes de Gournay, the abbey of Bellus-Beccus housed the relics of St Helier, martyred in Jersey in the 6th century. The abbey was destroyed by fire in 1383 and partially rebuilt in the 15th and 18th century. The abbey was looted, sold and demolished during the French Revolution. All that remains are the chapel of St. Ursula and a few traces of the infirmary, the farm and dependencies.

Population[]

Places of interest[]

• Traces of a motte at Mont Grippon.
• The ruins of the ancient abbey.
• A thirteenth-century stone cross, 5m in height.
• The church of the Holy Trinity, dating from the nineteenth century.
• A thirteenth-century chapel.
• The church of La Rosière, dating from the thirteenth century.

See also[]

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References[]

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