Le Bocasse

Le Bocasse
Le Bocasse
Location within Normandy region  Le Bocasse
Coordinates: 49°36′23″N 1°04′59″E / 49.6064°N 1.0831°ECoordinates: 49°36′23″N 1°04′59″E / 49.6064°N 1.0831°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Clères
Government
• Mayor	Michèle Lecointe
Area^1	8.62 km^2 (3.33 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	752
• Density	87/km^2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	76105 / 76690
Elevation	112–186 m (367–610 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 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.

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

Geography

A farming village with associated light industry situated some 12 miles (19 km) north of Rouen, at the junction of the D53 and the D6 roads and also the D927 and D99.

Population

Historical population of Le Bocasse

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	348	378	446	572	660	725	752
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 sixteenth century.
• The château de Cleres, dating from the seventeenth century.
• The sixteenth century manor house at Valmartin.
• The church of St. Georges, Valmartin, dating from the twelfth century.
• A museum of agricultural machinery.
• Cleres zoo park.

See also

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

References

• INSEE

External links

• A website about Bocasse (French)
• Le Bocasse on the Quid website (French)