Beauval-en-Caux (French pronunciation: [boval ɑ̃ ko], literally Beauval in Caux) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Beauval-en-Caux
The cross in 1971
The cross in 1971
Coat of arms of Beauval-en-Caux
Location of Beauval-en-Caux
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Beauval-en-Caux is located in France
Beauval-en-Caux
Beauval-en-Caux
Beauval-en-Caux is located in Normandy
Beauval-en-Caux
Beauval-en-Caux
Coordinates: 49°44′52″N 1°00′55″E / 49.7478°N 1.0153°E / 49.7478; 1.0153
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonLuneray
IntercommunalityCC Terroir de Caux
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Eric Dujardin[1]
Area
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15.53 km2 (6.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
463
 • Density30/km2 (77/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76063 /76890
Elevation84–147 m (276–482 ft)
(avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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A farming village in the Pays de Caux, situated by the banks of the river Vienne, some 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Dieppe, at the junction of the D50, D23 and D927 roads.

Heraldry

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Arms of Beauval-en-Caux
The arms of Beauval-en-Caux are blazoned :
Argent, on a saltire azure between a trefoil, a lion passant, an eagle head contourny erased and a martlet gules, an oak eradicated.



Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 521—    
1975 457−1.85%
1982 398−1.96%
1990 412+0.43%
1999 436+0.63%
2007 411−0.74%
2012 481+3.20%
2017 491+0.41%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

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  • The château des Etangs, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The château Blanc, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The church of St.Pierre, dating from the eleventh century.
  • The church of St. Geneviève, dating from the eleventh century.
  • The chapel, from the sixteenth century.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE