Bricquebec

Bricquebec
Part of Bricquebec-en-Cotentin
Château de Bricquebec
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Bricquebec
Bricquebec Location within France Show map of France Bricquebec Location within Normandy Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 49°28′00″N 1°38′00″W / 49.4667°N 1.6333°W / 49.4667; -1.6333
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Cherbourg
Canton	Bricquebec
Commune	Bricquebec-en-Cotentin
Area 1	32.66 km2 (12.61 sq mi)
Highest elevation	161 m (528 ft)
Lowest elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Population  (2022)	4,139
• Density	126.7/km2 (328.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	50260
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bricquebec (French pronunciation: [bʁikbɛk]) 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.

Heraldry

The arms of Bricquebec are blazoned : Or, a lion vert armed and langued gules.

International relations

Bricquebec is twinned with:

• New Alresford, United Kingdom
• Lachendorf, Germany
• Sremski Karlovci, Serbia

Population

In 1895 the communes of L'Étang-Bertrand and Rocheville were created from part of Bricquebec. Inhabitants are referred to as Bricquebétais in French.

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 4,266 —     1800 4,000 −0.92% 1806 4,345 +1.39% 1821 4,349 +0.01% 1831 4,255 −0.22% 1836 4,414 +0.74% 1841 4,484 +0.32% 1846 4,504 +0.09% 1851 4,446 −0.26% 1856 3,988 −2.15% 1861 3,969 −0.10% 1866 3,779 −0.98% 1872 3,622 −0.70% 1876 3,667 +0.31% 1881 3,757 +0.49% 1886 3,647 −0.59% 1891 3,661 +0.08% 1896 2,761 −5.49%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,778 +0.12% 1906 2,817 +0.28% 1911 2,816 −0.01% 1921 2,536 −1.04% 1926 2,596 +0.47% 1931 2,604 +0.06% 1936 2,682 +0.59% 1946 2,882 +0.72% 1954 2,732 −0.67% 1962 2,873 +0.63% 1968 3,063 +1.07% 1975 3,142 +0.36% 1982 3,724 +2.46% 1990 4,363 +2.00% 1999 4,360 −0.01% 2006 4,221 −0.46% 2022 4,139 −0.12%
Source: EHESS and INSEE

Sights

• Château (XII^e), with polygonal ramparts, towers and turret (historical monument class).
• Château des Galleries (XVI^e/XVII^e)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (Cistercian) (XIX^e)
• Château Saint-Blaise (XVII^e/XIX^e)

Events

• Market every Monday morning
• La Sainte Anne traditional fair on the last weekend in July

See also

• The Trappe de Bricquebec cheese
• The Trappiste de Bricquebec cheese

References

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