Bricquebec
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Bricquebec | |
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Part of Bricquebec-en-Cotentin | |
| Château de Bricquebec Château de Bricquebec | |
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Coat of arms of Bricquebec Coat of arms | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
| Canton | Bricquebec |
| Commune | Bricquebec-en-Cotentin |
Area 1 | 32.66 km2 (12.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 4,139 |
| • Density | 126.7/km2 (328.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 50260 |
| Elevation | 7–161 m (23–528 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bricquebec (French pronunciation: [bʁikbɛk]) is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Bricquebec-en-Cotentin.[2]
History
[edit | edit source]As revealed by the etymology of its name, the origin of Bricquebec (from the Scandinavian bekkr, a course of water; in turn from brekka, slope) is connected to the Viking colonisation of the Cotentin Peninsula at the beginning of the 10th century. Tradition attributes the foundation of the château to the Norman, Anslech. The dukes of Normandy made Bricquebec one of their strongholds.
Heraldry
[edit | edit source]| The arms of Bricquebec are blazoned : Or, a lion vert armed and langued gules.
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International relations
[edit | edit source]Bricquebec is twinned with:[3]
- United Kingdom New Alresford, United Kingdom[3][4][5]
- Germany Lachendorf, Germany[3]
- Serbia Sremski Karlovci, Serbia[3]
Population
[edit | edit source]Inhabitants are referred to as Bricquebétais.
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Sights
[edit | edit source]- Château (XIIe), with polygonal ramparts, towers and turret (historical monument class).
- Château des Galleries (XVIe/XVIIe)
- Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (Cistercian) (XIXe)
- Château Saint-Blaise (XVIIe/XIXe)
Events
[edit | edit source]- Market every Monday morning
- La Sainte Anne traditional fair on the last weekend in July
Personalities
[edit | edit source]- Jean Le Marois (1776–1836), a general under Napoléon, député of la Manche.
- Armand Le Véel (1821–1905), statue sculptor
- Aristide Frémine (1837–1897), writer
- Roger Lemerre, soccer player, born in 1941, selected for national team of France, 1998–2002
- William Bertram Baron of Briquebec, 1012, father of Hugue (named de Roussel) who was appointed Marshal of England by King William I (Duke of Normandy)
- Olly Southwick, Alresford MVP Astro Christmas Football 2019
See also
[edit | edit source]- The Trappe de Bricquebec cheese
- The Trappiste de Bricquebec cheese
References
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- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 4/15 December 2015 (in French)
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