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Country
  
France

Department
  
Seine-Maritime

Intercommunality
  
CREA

Area
  
3.76 km²

Arrondissement
  
Rouen

Region
  
Normandy

Canton
  
Boos

Population (2006)
  
7,003

Local time
  
Monday 8:21 PM

Bonsecours

Weather
  
6°C, Wind W at 16 km/h, 84% Humidity

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

Contents

Map of Bonsecours, France

Geography

A southern residential suburb of Rouen situated at the junction of the D6014, D6105 and the D95 roads. A little light industry takes place by the banks of the river Seine, the commune’s westerly border.

Places of interest

  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • An eighteenth-century Château de Bagnères.
  • Vestiges of Saint-Michel’s priory.
  • The World War I Belgian Military Cemetery and memorial.
  • Remains of fortifications dating from the eighth century onwards.
  • The Côte Sainte Catherine offering panoramic views of Rouen, the Seine, and neighbouring communes and suburbs, and a natural environment containing numerous relatively rare flora and fauna in the chalk meadows on the hillside.

    • The Servant of God, Reverend Father Jacques Hamel, murdered by ISIS in July 2016, is buried in Bonsecours.

    Notable people

  • Anny Duperey, French actress, was born here.
  • José-Maria de Heredia (1842–1905), a poet, is buried here.

    • References

    Bonsecours Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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