Bonsecours | ||
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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 | Darnétal | |
Intercommunality | Métropole Rouen Normandie | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Laurent Grelaud | |
Area1 | 3.76 km2 (1.45 sq mi) | |
Population (2006)2 | 7,003 | |
• Density | 1,900/km2 (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) |
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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. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Bonsecours is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
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.
The Servant of God, Reverend Father Jacques Hamel, murdered by ISIS in July 2016, is buried in Bonsecours.