Brémontier-Merval (French pronunciation: [bʁemɔ̃tje mɛʁval]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Brémontier-Merval
The town hall in Brémontier-Merval
The town hall in Brémontier-Merval
Location of Brémontier-Merval
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Brémontier-Merval is located in France
Brémontier-Merval
Brémontier-Merval
Brémontier-Merval is located in Normandy
Brémontier-Merval
Brémontier-Merval
Coordinates: 49°30′20″N 1°36′40″E / 49.5056°N 1.6111°E / 49.5056; 1.6111
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonGournay-en-Bray
IntercommunalityCC 4 rivières
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Luc Cosquer[1]
Area
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17.17 km2 (6.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
445
 • Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76142 /76220
Elevation103–210 m (338–689 ft)
(avg. 181 m or 594 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 situated in the Pays de Bray, 26 miles (42 km) east of Rouen, at the junction of the D84, D284, D21 and D145 roads.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 367—    
1975 311−2.34%
1982 265−2.26%
1990 278+0.60%
1999 326+1.79%
2007 481+4.98%
2012 480−0.04%
2017 459−0.89%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

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  • The church of St.Martin, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The seventeenth-century château de Brémontier-Merval.
  • The château de Bellozanne, built in 1827 on the old abbey site.
  • The thirteenth-century chapel of St.Léonard at Merval.
  • The eighteenth-century chapel of St.Marguerite at Bellozanne.
  • Les écuries de Bellozanne.

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). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE