Hodeng-au-Bosc

Hodeng-au-Bosc
Hodeng-au-Bosc
	Commune
	The church in Hodeng-au-Bosc
	Location of Hodeng-au-Bosc
	Hodeng-au-Bosc Hodeng-au-Bosc
	Coordinates: 49°51′46″N 1°42′30″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Eu
Intercommunality	CC Aumale - Blangy-sur-Bresle
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Claude Santerre
Area 1	8.77 km2 (3.39 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[1]	575
• Density	66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76363 /76340
Elevation	61–205 m (200–673 ft) ; (avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hodeng-au-Bosc is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France.

Geography

A forestry and farming village situated in the valley of the river Bresle in the Pays de Bray, some 33 miles (53 km) southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D7, the D246 and the D49 roads. The commune also features a glassmaking factory, founded in 1623.

Population

Historical population of Hodeng-au-Bosc
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	440	444	507	541	576	555	589
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

The church of St. Denis, dating from the nineteenth century.
The church of St.Sauveur at Guimerville, dating from the sixteenth century.

People

Jean-Luc Thérier, racing driver for the Alpine Renault team in the 1970s, was born here in 1945.

References

"Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

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[1] "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.