Beaussault

Commune in Normandy, France

(2020–2026) Laurent Fournier^[1]Area18.3 km² (7.1 sq mi)Population412 • Density23/km² (58/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation112–242 m (367–794 ft)
(avg. 127 m or 417 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beaussault is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village in the Pays de Bray, situated by the banks of the river Béthune, some 26 miles (42 km) southeast of Dieppe, at the junction of the D35, D135 and D102 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	581	—
1975	511	−1.82%
1982	408	−3.16%
1990	367	−1.32%
1999	369	+0.06%
2007	383	+0.47%
2012	406	+1.17%
2017	411	+0.25%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• Traces of a priory.
• The ruins of a castle, dating from the thirteenth century.
• The church of St. Germain, dating from the twelfth century.
• The chapel of St.Jean-Baptiste, dating from the eleventh century.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References