Beaumontel

Beaumontel
Beaumontel
Commune
	The church in Beaumontel
	Coat of arms
	Location of Beaumontel
	Beaumontel Beaumontel
	Coordinates: 49°05′21″N 0°45′59″E / 49.0892°N 0.7664°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Eure
Arrondissement	Bernay
Canton	Brionne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sylvie Desprès
Area 1	11.63 km2 (4.49 sq mi)
Population (2021)	630
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	27050 /27170
Elevation	79–160 m (259–525 ft) ; (avg. 90 m or 300 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beaumontel (French pronunciation: [bomɔ̃tɛl]) is a commune in the Eure department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Location

The commune lies on the Risle river, located between the plaine du Neubourg and the forest of Beaumont-le-Roger. The Paris-Cherbourg railway line passes through the commune.

Geography

The commune along with another 69 communes shares part of a 4,747 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called Risle, Guiel, Charentonne.^[3]

History

The village was formerly known as Belmontel. The village was originally part of Beaumont-le-Roger and had a common origin in lands belonging to the dukes of Normandy which were given to Judith of Brittany and later, to the monks of Bernay.

From the early 15th century until the French Revolution, the area belonged to the Val family.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	516	—
1968	533	+3.3%
1975	617	+15.8%
1982	763	+23.7%
1990	745	−2.4%
1999	715	−4.0%
2008	715	+0.0%

Economy

Its local economy is based on flour-milling, the production of charcoal and the manufacture of pasta products.

Sights

Parc Parissot

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2300150 - Risle, Guiel, Charentonne - Description".

External links

Beaumontel website
Parissot Park website (in French)

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[inpn-3] "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2300150 - Risle, Guiel, Charentonne - Description".

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