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Eaulne
The river Eaulne is one of the rivers that flow from the plateau of the eastern Pays de Caux in the Seine-Maritime ''département'' of Normandy in northern France. It is long. The Eaulne's source is at Mortemer. It then flows northwestwards through Sainte-Beuve-en-Rivière, Saint-Germain-sur-Eaulne, Londinières, Douvrend, Envermeu, turning westward at Bellengreville and on to Ancourt, Martin-Église and joins the river Arques at Arques-la-Bataille Arques-la-Bataille () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France. The zoologist Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville (1777–1850) was born in Arques. Geography Arques is situated near the conflue .... See also * French water management scheme References Rivers of France Rivers of Normandy Rivers of Seine-Maritime {{France-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Germain-sur-Eaulne
Saint-Germain-sur-Eaulne is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A farming village situated by the banks of the river Eaulne in the Pays de Bray, at the junction of the D60 with the D36 road, some south of Dieppe. The Amiens branch of the A29 autoroute starts within the commune's borders, at Junction 7 with the A28 autoroute Autoroute 28 is a French mainland motorway linking Abbeville in the Somme to Tours in Indre-et-Loire. The motorway starts at Abbeville, splitting from the A16 and, after merging with the A13 near Rouen, ends at Tours, merging with the A10. .... Population Places of interest * The church of St. Germain, dating from the seventeenth century. * The ruins of a seventeenth-century chateau. See also *Communes of the Seine-Maritime department References Communes of Seine-Maritime {{Dieppe-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Envermeu
Envermeu () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A town of light industry and farming situated in the valley of the Eaulne river, in the Pays de Caux, some east of Dieppe, at the junction of the D149 and the D920 roads. Heraldry History Known by various versions of the name over the years, it is first cited as Edremau, around 735–745, then Ebremau and Evremou in 875 then Envremou in the 12th century. The name is derived from the Celtic Eburomagos, based on the terms eburo (wild boar) and magos, a market. Archaeological excavations have unearthed Gallic gold and some Roman coins found at a place called Le Bucq. Many other relics dating after the fall of the Roman Empire have been found northeast of the church. Eight hundred graves were brought to light, with 460 skeletons of warriors with their weapons ( angons, seax, spatha, etc.), also women adorned with jewelry and other ornaments. There were horses'tombs typi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainte-Beuve-en-Rivière
Sainte-Beuve-en-Rivière is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A forestry and farming village situated by the banks of the river Eaulne in the Pays de Bray, some southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D36 and the D929 roads. The A29 autoroute passes through the south-western part of the commune's territory. Population Places of interest * The church of St. Beuve, dating from the twelfth century. See also *Communes of the Seine-Maritime department The following is a list of the 708 communes of the French department of Seine-Maritime. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Seine-Maritime {{Dieppe-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arques-la-Bataille
Arques-la-Bataille () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France. The zoologist Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville (1777–1850) was born in Arques. Geography Arques is situated near the confluence of the rivers Eaulne, Varenne and Béthune, with the forest of Arques to the north-east. It lies southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D23, D154, and D56 roads. Population Main sights The centre houses a castle dominating the town, which was built in the 11th century by William of Talou; his nephew, William the Conqueror, regarding it as a menace to his own power, besieged and occupied it. After frequently changing hands, it came into the possession of the English, who were expelled in 1449 after an occupation of thirty years. In 1589, its cannon decided the Battle of Arques in favour of King Henry IV of France. Since 1869, the castle has been state property. The first line of fortification was the work of Francis I; the seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellengreville, Seine-Maritime
Bellengreville () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France. Geography A farming village situated by the banks of the river Eaulne in the Pays de Caux, some southeast of Dieppe, at the junction of the D 920 and the D 256 roads. Population Places of interest * The church of St. Germain, dating from the eighteenth century. * Remains of a thirteenth-century church at Inerville. * A ruined sixteenth-century manorhouse. See also *Communes of the Seine-Maritime department The following is a list of the 708 communes of the French department of Seine-Maritime. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Seine-Maritime {{Dieppe-geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douvrend
Douvrend () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A farming village situated in the valley of the Eaulne river in the Pays de Caux, some southeast of Dieppe, at the junction of the D58 and the D920 roads. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Madeleine, dating from the thirteenth century. See also *Communes of the Seine-Maritime department The following is a list of the 708 communes of the French department of Seine-Maritime. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Seine-Maritime {{Dieppe-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Londinières
Londinières () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A small farming town with a light industry situated by the banks of the river Eaulne in the Pays de Bray, some southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D920, the D12, D117 and the D1314 roads. Population Places of interest * The church, dating from the sixteenth century. * The nineteenth century Hôtel de Ville. * The eighteenth century chapel of Saint-Melaine at Boissay See also *Communes of the Seine-Maritime department The following is a list of the 708 communes of the French department of Seine-Maritime. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Seine-Marit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancourt
Ancourt () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A forestry and farming village situated in the Petit-Caux, by the banks of the river Eaulne, some east of Dieppe, at the junction of the D54 and D920 roads. Population Places of interest * The church of St. Saturnin, dating from the sixteenth century. * The chateau of Pont-Trancard. See also *Communes of the Seine-Maritime department The following is a list of the 708 communes of the French department of Seine-Maritime. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Ancourt o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arques (river)
The river Arques () is a watercourse located in the Seine-Maritime ''département'' of the Normandy region of north-western France. Only 6 kilometres in length, the river is formed by the confluence of three rivers at Arques-la-Bataille: the Eaulne, the Béthune and the Varenne which drain the pays de Caux and the pays de Bray. The Béthune is also considered the upper part of the Arques, which is then long. The last part of its course takes it past the industrial zone of Rouxmesnil-Bouteilles and it then forms the waters of the port of Dieppe Dieppe (; Norman: ''Dgieppe'') is a coastal commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France. Dieppe is a seaport on the English Channel at the mouth of the river Arques. A regular ferry service runs to N .... See also * French water management scheme References Arques Arques Rivers of Seine-Maritime 0Arques {{France-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mortemer, Seine-Maritime
Mortemer is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography Mortemer is a small forestry and farming village situated in the valley of the river Eaulne in the Pays de Bray, some southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D7, D36 and the D929 roads. The A29 autoroute passes through the territory of the commune. History It was the site of the battle of Mortemer in February 1054 and was a defeat for Henry I of France when he led an army against his vassal, William the Bastard, Duke of Normandy in 1054. This village is possibly the source of the medieval family name of Mortimer. The nature of the family's relations confused Robert of Torigni, one of the authors of the Gesta Normannorum Ducum. He claims that Roger of Mortemer was the brother of "William, later to be Earl of Surrey". But possibly Robert missed out a generation, as he did in dealing with the family history of the Montgomerys.The Gesta Normannorum Ducum of William of Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Normandy
Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy. Normandy comprises mainland Normandy (a part of France) and the Channel Islands (mostly the British Crown Dependencies). It covers . Its population is 3,499,280. The inhabitants of Normandy are known as Normans, and the region is the historic homeland of the Norman language. Large settlements include Rouen, Caen, Le Havre and Cherbourg. The cultural region of Normandy is roughly similar to the historical Duchy of Normandy, which includes small areas now part of the departments of Mayenne and Sarthe. The Channel Islands (French: ''Îles Anglo-Normandes'') are also historically part of Normandy; they cover and comprise two bailiwicks: Guernsey and Jersey, which are B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pays De Caux
The Pays de Caux (, , literally ''Land of Caux'') is an area in Normandy occupying the greater part of the French ''département'' of Seine Maritime in Normandy. It is a chalk plateau to the north of the Seine Estuary and extending to the cliffs on the English Channel coast; its coastline is known as the Côte d'Albâtre. In the east, it borders on the Pays de Bray where the strata below the chalk show through. Cauchois is a notable dialect of the Norman language. The Pays de Caux is one of the remaining strongholds of the Norman language outside the Cotentin (or Cherbourg) peninsula. The principal communities are Le Havre, Dieppe, Fécamp, Yvetot, and Étretat. Etymology In the Norman language ''caux'' means lime, calcium carbonate. In French, for comparison, the word is ''chaux'' (the French 'ch' being pronounced as an English 'sh'. Example: Caux dialect ''candelle'', English ''candle'', French ''chandelle'' ). The name of the neighbouring ''Pays de Bray'' comes from an Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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