Bonsecours Explained

Bonsecours
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Bonsecours.svg
Arrondissement:	Rouen
Canton:	Darnétal
Insee:	76103
Postal Code:	76240
Mayor:	Laurent Grelaud^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Métropole Rouen Normandie
Coordinates:	49.43°N 1.13°W
Elevation M:	150
Elevation Min M:	2
Elevation Max M:	157
Area Km2:	3.76

Bonsecours (in French pronounced as /bɔ̃səkuʁ/) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A southern residential suburb of Rouen situated at the junction of the D6014, D6105 and the D95 roads. A little light industry takes place by the banks of the river Seine, the commune's westerly border.

Places of interest

• The Basilique Notre-Dame de Bonsecours, dating from the nineteenth century.
• An eighteenth-century Château de Bagnères.
• Vestiges of Saint-Michel's priory.
• The World War I Belgian Military Cemetery and memorial.
• Remains of fortifications dating from the eighth century onwards.
• The Côte Sainte Catherine offering panoramic views of Rouen, the Seine, and neighbouring communes and suburbs, and a natural environment containing numerous relatively rare flora and fauna in the chalk meadows on the hillside.

The Servant of God, Reverend Father Jacques Hamel, murdered by ISIS in July 2016, is buried in Bonsecours.

Notable people

• Anny Duperey, French actress, was born here.
• José-Maria de Heredia (1842–1905), a poet, is buried here.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

External links

• Official website of Bonsecours
• Normandy Then and Now at Bonsecours - English website with excellent interior photographs and historic images of the stunning gothic church and monument to Joan of Arc.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.