Blangy-sur-Bresle

Commune in Normandy, France

(2020–2026) Éric Arnoux^[1]Area17.45 km² (6.74 sq mi)Population2,862 • Density160/km² (420/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation42–216 m (138–709 ft)
(avg. 49 m or 161 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Blangy-sur-Bresle (French pronunciation: [blɑ̃ʒi syʁ bʁɛl], literally Blangy on Bresle) is a commune in the department of Seine-Maritime in the Normandy region of northern France.

Geography

Blangy is a small town situated in the valley of the river Bresle – which here forms the border between Normandy and Picardy – some 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Dieppe in the Pays de Bray. Forestry, farming, and light industry are the main economic activities. The town lies on the D49 and the D928 roads close to junction 5 of the A29 motorway. Blangy-sur-Bresle station has rail connections to Beauvais and Le Tréport.

Heraldry

The arms of Blangy-sur-Bresle are blazoned : Argent, a lion sable, armed and langued gules.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,336	—
1975	3,404	+0.29%
1982	3,456	+0.22%
1990	3,447	−0.03%
1999	3,405	−0.14%
2007	3,146	−0.98%
2012	2,939	−1.35%
2017	2,972	+0.22%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the thirteenth century.
• The Manoir de Fontaine (1607).
• The Manoir de Penthièvre (1636), built for la Grande Mademoiselle.
• The seventeenth century fulling mill at Hollande
• The Manoir de Grémontmesnil (1776).
• The mill at Hottineaux 1800).
• The remains of a medieval castle.
• Three museums.

Notable people

• Anne Marie Louise of Orléans (1627–1693), la Grande Mademoiselle.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References