Bracquemont

Bracquemont (French pronunciation: [bʁakmɔ̃]) is a former commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Petit-Caux.

Bracquemont
Part of Petit-Caux
Location of Bracquemont
Bracquemont Bracquemont
Coordinates: 49°56′29″N 1°08′46″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Dieppe-2
Commune	Petit-Caux
Area 1	4.84 km2 (1.87 sq mi)
Population  (2019)	857
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	76370
Elevation	0–97 m (0–318 ft) (avg. 85 m or 279 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 farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the neighbouring town of Dieppe, at the junction of the D100 and the D113 roads. Huge cliffs, overlooking the English Channel, form the commune's northern border

Heraldry

Arms of Bracquemont

The arms of Bracquemont are blazoned : Argent, a chevron and in canton a mallet sable.

Population

Historical population of Bracquemont

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	495	550	658	786	821	830	926
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the seventeenth century.
• A pre-Roman archaeology site – the “Cité des Limes”.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department