Bricquebec
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Location within Lower Normandy region
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Normandy | |
| Department | Manche | |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg | |
| Canton | Bricquebec | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Henri-Louis Védie (PR) | |
| Area1 | 32.66 km2 (12.61 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 4,252 | |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50082 / 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Bricquebec, a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France.
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History
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
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The arms of Bricquebec are blazoned : Or, a lion vert armed and langued gules. |
International relations
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Twin towns – Sister cities
Bricquebec is twinned with:[1]
New Alresford, United Kingdom[1][2][3]
Lachendorf, Germany[1]
Sremski Karlovci, Serbia[1]
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 4,266 | — |
| 1800 | 4,000 | −6.2% |
| 1806 | 4,345 | +8.6% |
| 1821 | 4,349 | +0.1% |
| 1831 | 4,255 | −2.2% |
| 1836 | 4,414 | +3.7% |
| 1841 | 4,484 | +1.6% |
| 1846 | 4,504 | +0.4% |
| 1851 | 4,446 | −1.3% |
| 1856 | 3,988 | −10.3% |
| 1861 | 3,969 | −0.5% |
| 1866 | 3,779 | −4.8% |
| 1872 | 3,622 | −4.2% |
| 1876 | 3,667 | +1.2% |
| 1881 | 3,757 | +2.5% |
| 1886 | 3,647 | −2.9% |
| 1891 | 3,661 | +0.4% |
| 1896 | 2,761 | −24.6% |
| 1901 | 2,778 | +0.6% |
| 1906 | 2,817 | +1.4% |
| 1911 | 2,816 | −0.0% |
| 1921 | 2,536 | −9.9% |
| 1926 | 2,596 | +2.4% |
| 1931 | 2,604 | +0.3% |
| 1936 | 2,682 | +3.0% |
| 1946 | 2,882 | +7.5% |
| 1954 | 2,732 | −5.2% |
| 1962 | 2,873 | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 3,063 | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 3,142 | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 3,724 | +18.5% |
| 1990 | 4,363 | +17.2% |
| 1999 | 4,360 | −0.1% |
| 2009 | 4,252 | −2.5% |
Inhabitants are referred to as Bricquebétais.
Sights
- 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
- Market every Monday morning
- La Sainte Anne traditional fair on the last weekend in July
Personalities
- 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)
See also
- The Trappe de Bricquebec cheese
- The Trappiste de Bricquebec cheese
References
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