Beaumont-the-Roger

Beaumont-the-Roger is a common French, located in the department of the the Eure and the area High-Normandy. The inhabitants of Beaumont-the-Roger are called the Beaumontais .

Geography

The commune of Beaumont-the-Roger is located in the valley of the Risle at the edge of a forest which bears its name. It is crossed by the railway Paris - Cherbourg. The forest of Beaumont extends on 3.600 ha and four communes. It constitutes more the private forest vast domain of Normandy. Cours d' water: dribble, Risle, Source of Abyme.

History

Beaumont formed initially part of the field of the dukes of Normandy and was detached from it in 1008 with the profit of the wife of Richard II, Judith of Brittany, which made of it gift with the abbey of Bernay. Royal field until in 1316, when Louis Hutin set up Beaumont in county-peerage in favor of Robert III of Artois, going down from the family of Saint Louis.

Beaumont-the-Roger owes his name with Roger de Beaumont, powerful lord of the 11th century and adviser of William the Conqueror. This character is at the origin of the foundation of the priory of the Trinity, of the Saint Nicolas's Day church as well as castle.

Because of his proximity with an important camp of aviation installed by the Germans during the Second world war, Beaumont-the-Roger was bombarded on several occasions and the church Saint Nicolas's Day, very damaged, had to be mainly rebuilt. More half of the city was destroyed during the Second world war.

Economy

  • Manufacture of electric components
  • Sawmill
  • Flour-milling

Administration

Demography

Famous characters

VINCENT DELERM PHILIPPE DELERM JEAN CLAUDE CAMUS

Tourist monuments and places

  • Vestiges of the Priory of the Holy Trinity ()
  • Saint Nicolas's Day Church ()
  • Manor of Hom
  • Forest of Beaumont

Twinnings

Blasonnement

Of azure charged with flowers of lily of money and with the lambel of very the . Military Cross 1939-1945.

References

See too

External bonds

  • Site of the commune
  • Beaumont-the-Roger on the site of the national geographical Institute
  • Beaumont-the-Roger on the site of INSEE
  • Beaumont-the-Roger on the site of Quid
  • Localization of Beaumont-the-Roger on a chart of France and communes bordering
  • Plane on Beaumont-the-Roger on Mapquest

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