Allouville-Bellefosse

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Allouville-Bellefosse

AllouvilleBellefosseChêne.jpg
Thousand-year-old oak tree
Allouville-Bellefosse is located in France
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Allouville-Bellefosse
Administration
Country France
Region Upper Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Rouen
Canton Yvetot
Mayor Didier Terrier
(2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation 114–154 m (374–505 ft)
(avg. 148 m or 486 ft)
Land area1 14.66 km2 (5.66 sq mi)
Population2 1,022  (2006)
 - Density 70 /km2 (180 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 76001/ 76190
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 49°37′27″N 0°40′37″E / 49.6241°N 0.677°E / 49.6241; 0.677

Allouville-Bellefosse is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

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Geography

A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Rouen at the junction of the D33, D34 and the D110 roads.

Population

Historical population of Allouville-Bellefosse
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Population 645 675 661 903 1007 986 1022
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Quentin, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • Chêne chapelle, a 1000 year-old oak tree (the oldest in France) with a chapel built into it.
  • The sixteenth century abandoned church at Bellefosse.
  • A natural history museum.
  • The eighteenth century château, in Louis XV style.
  • Two manorhouses, at Bellefosse and Ismenil.

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