Bosc-le-Hard
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Location within Normandy region  Bosc-Le-Hard | ||
| Coordinates: 49°37′38″N 1°10′37″E / 49.6272°N 1.1769°ECoordinates: 49°37′38″N 1°10′37″E / 49.6272°N 1.1769°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Normandy | |
| Department | Seine-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe | |
| Canton | Bellencombre | |
| Intercommunality | Bosc d'Eawy | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2007–2008) | Chantal Biville | |
| Area1 | 10.37 km2 (4.00 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 1,469 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76125 / 76850 | |
| Elevation |
128–176 m (420–577 ft) (avg. 170 m or 560 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Bosc-Le-Hard is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Geography
A village of farming and light industry, situated in the Pays de Bray, some 26 miles (42 km) south of Dieppe, at the junction of the D25 and the D151 roads. The A29 autoroute forms the northern border of the commune.
Heraldry
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The arms of Bosc-Le-Hard are blazoned : Gules, a pascal lamb Or haloed argent, holding a long cross from which flies a banner Or charged a cross gules, and a chief azure. |
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 825 | 876 | 1224 | 1178 | 1271 | 1411 | 1469 |
| 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 St.John, dating from the eighteenth century.
- The modern church of St.Eloi.
- The chateau du Réel.
- The chapel at Augeville.
Twin towns
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Goldenstedt, Germany, since 1989
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bosc-le-Hard. |
- Official commune website (French)
- Bosc-Le-Hard on the Quid website (French)
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