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Bricquebec
Sign in to saveBricquebec () is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Bricquebec-en-Cotentin.
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Bricquebec is a former commune in the Manche department of Normandy, France. It served as the capital of the canton of Bricquebec-en-Cotentin. The administrative entity was dissolved on December 31, 2015, and replaced by the commune of Bricquebec-en-Cotentin. Its official name was Bricquebec, and it had a postal code of 50260.
The area of the former commune was 32.66 square kilometers. It shared borders with Quettetot, Rocheville, and Les Perques. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 6,101 residents and another citing 4,475. Elevation data also differs, with records showing 161 meters and 47 meters above sea level. The location is situated in the arrondissement of Cherbourg.
Bricquebec was twinned with Sremski Karlovci and Lachendorf. Current weather data for the area indicates a temperature of 24.5 degrees, humidity of 78 percent, pressure of 1027, and wind speed of 3.5. The timezone is Europe/Paris.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bricquebec-en-Cotentin
- Region
- Normandie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 4,475
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Bricquebec
- French commune.image
- BricquebecDonjon2.JPG
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Bricquebec.svg
- French commune.caption
- Château de Bricquebec
- French commune.arrondissement
- Cherbourg
- French commune.canton
- Bricquebec
- French commune.INSEE
- 50082
- French commune.postal code
- 50260
- French commune.commune
- Bricquebec-en-Cotentin
- French commune.elevation min m
- 7
- French commune.elevation max m
- 161
- French commune.area km2
- 32.66
- French commune.population
- 4139
- French commune.population date
- 2022
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- delegated commune
- Official name
- Bricquebec
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Cherbourg
- Population
- 4014
- Area
- 32.66
- Elevation
- 71
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Shares border with
- Rocheville
- Image
- BricquebecRue.JPG
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- twinned administrative body
- Lachendorf
- Commons category
- Bricquebec
- postal code
- 50260
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- Bricquebec
- replaced by
- Bricquebec-en-Cotentin
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2015-12-31
- associated electoral district
- canton of Bricquebec-en-Cotentin
- P8168
- Sonoma County
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
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- International relations
- Population
- Sights
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- Personalities
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- References
Bricquebec () is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Bricquebec-en-Cotentin.
==History== As revealed by the etymology of its name, the origin of Bricquebec (from the Scandinavian bekkr, a course of water; in turn from brekka, slope) is connected to the Viking colonisation of the Cotentin Peninsula at the beginning of the 10th century. Tradition attributes the foundation of the château to the Norman, Anslech. The dukes of Normandy made Bricquebec one of their strongholds.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bricquebec” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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