Bénouville, Seine-Maritime

Bénouville (French pronunciation: [benuvil] (listen)) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Bénouville
Commune
Cliffs at Bénouville
Location of Bénouville
Bénouville
Bénouville
Coordinates: 49°43′05″N 0°15′02″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementLe Havre
CantonOcteville-sur-Mer
IntercommunalityLe Havre Seine Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Leduc
Area
1
2.86 km2 (1.10 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
189
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76079 /76790
Elevation0–99 m (0–325 ft)
(avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A small farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D11 and D72 roads and on the coast of the English Channel.

History

Just outside the village is the Bénouville road bridge over the Caen Canal. Since 6 July 1944, it is better known as Pegasus Bridge, the first objective to be captured in Operation Overlord.

Population
Historical population of Bénouville, Seine-Maritime
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population120139128145146128120
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 seventeenth century chateau.
  • The church of St.Riquier, dating from the eleventh century.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.


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