Belbeuf

Belbeuf (French pronunciation: [bɛlbœf]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Belbeuf
Commune
The Cliffs of Belbeuf, by Robert Antoine Pinchon
Coat of arms
Location of Belbeuf
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Coordinates: 49°23′23″N 1°08′37″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Darnétal
Intercommunality	Métropole Rouen Normandie
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Guy Lecouteux
Area 1	6.56 km2 (2.53 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	2,249
• Density	340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76069 /76240
Elevation	2–161 m (6.6–528.2 ft) (avg. 156 m or 512 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A small town of forestry, farming and a little light industry situated by the banks of the Seine, some 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Rouen at the junction of the D6015 and the D7 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,240	—
1975	1,409	+1.84%
1982	1,681	+2.55%
1990	1,696	+0.11%
1999	2,032	+2.03%
2007	2,075	+0.26%
2012	1,951	−1.22%
2017	2,201	+2.44%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the sixteenth century.
• A menhir.
• The eighteenth-century château with its dovecote and park.
• The sixteenth-century chapel of Saint-Bonaventure & Saint-Adrien, built around a cave in the cliffs overlooking the river.

Notable people

• Jacques Anquetil, cyclist, lived here in the 1960s.
• Claude Bébéar, businessman, the former CEO of AXA Assurance, lived here.
• Jacques Godart, 6th Marquis de Belbeuf

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

External links

• Official town website (in French)
• Belbeuf Rowing Club = Club Nautique de Belbeuf (in French) rowing on the Seine, in picturesque surroundings, a few kilometres upstream of Rouen