Bonsecours

Bonsecours
Coat of arms
Bonsecours
Location within Normandy region  Bonsecours
Coordinates: 49°26′N 1°08′E / 49.43°N 1.13°ECoordinates: 49°26′N 1°08′E / 49.43°N 1.13°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Boos
Intercommunality	CREA
Government
• Mayor	Laurent Grelaud
Area^1	3.76 km^2 (1.45 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	7,003
• Density	1,900/km^2 (4,800/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	76103 / 76240
Elevation	2–157 m (6.6–515.1 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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Geography

A southern residential suburb of Rouen situated at the junction of the D6014, D6105 and the D95 roads. A little light industry takes place by the banks of the river Seine, the commune’s westerly border.

Heraldry

The arms of Bonsecours are blazoned : Or, 3 crosses (couped) sable within a bordure gules.

Population

Historical population of Bonsecours

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	3686	3806	5435	6108	6898	6853	7003
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 nineteenth century.
• An eighteenth-century Château de Bagnères.
• Vestiges of Saint-Michel’s priory.
• The World War I Belgian Military Cemetery and memorial.
• Remains of fortifications dating from the eighth century onwards.
• The Côte Sainte Catherine offering panoramic views of Rouen, the Seine, and neighbouring communes and suburbs, and a natural environment containing numerous relatively rare flora and fauna in the chalk meadows on the hillside.

Notable people

• Anny Duperey, French actress, was born here.
• José-Maria de Heredia (1842–1905), a poet, is buried here.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
• Seine-Maritime
• Normandy

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website of Bonsecours (French)
• Bonsecours on the Quid website (French)
• Normandy Then and Now at Bonsecours - English website with excellent interior photographs and historic images of the stunning gothic church and monument to Joan of Arc.