Canton Saint-Saëns Local time Saturday 9:08 AM | Region Normandy Area 11.7 km² | |
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Intercommunality Saint-Saëns-Portes de Bray Weather 10°C, Wind W at 32 km/h, 95% Humidity |
Montérolier is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
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Map of 76680 Mont%C3%A9rolier, France
Geography
A farming village situated in the Pays de Bray, some 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D24 and the D38 roads. The Varenne River has its source here.
Surrounded by the common Neufbosc, Mathonville and Saint-Martin-Osmonville, Montérolier is located 26 km northeast of Mont-Saint-Aignan, the largest city nearby.
History
During 1943, in the Clairefeuille woods at Montérolier, the Germans built underground galleries in which to store V-1 flying bombs. After the Second World War, the galleries were opened to the public. On the 21 and 22 June 1995, 13 people died accidentally in the tunnels.
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Montérolier Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA