Bellencombre

Bellencombre
Commune
Location of Bellencombre
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Coordinates: 49°42′30″N1°13′37″E / 49.7083°N 1.2269°E / 49.7083; 1.2269
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Neufchâtel-en-Bray
Intercommunality	CC Bray-Eawy
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Prevost [1]
Area 1	12.91 km2 (4.98 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2020) [2]	596
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76070 /76680
Elevation	69–199 m (226–653 ft) (avg. 83 m or 272 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bellencombre is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A forestry and farming village situated by the banks of the river Varenne in the Pays de Bray, some 18 miles (29 km) south of Dieppe at the junction of the D151, D154 and D48 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	654	—
1975	648	−0.13%
1982	640	−0.18%
1990	638	−0.04%
1999	662	+0.41%
2007	637	−0.48%
2012	692	+1.67%
2017	680	−0.35%
Source: INSEE [3]

Places of interest

• The church of St. Pierre, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
• The chapel of St. Christophe, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The gothic chapel, dating from the thirteenth century.
• A sixteenth-century stone cross.
• The sixteenth-century château de La Grande Heuze
• The three châteaux: de La Crique; de La Quaine and Mont-Roty.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE