Blangy-sur-Bresle explained

Blangy-sur-Bresle (pronounced as /fr/, literally Blangy on Bresle, before 1962: Blangy)^[2] is a commune in the department of Seine-Maritime in the Normandy region of northern France.

Geography

Blangy is a small town situated in the valley of the river Bresle – which here forms the border between Normandy and Picardy – some 40km (30miles) east of Dieppe in the Pays de Bray. Forestry, farming, and light industry are the main economic activities. The town lies on the D49 and the D928 roads close to junction 5 of the A29 motorway. Blangy-sur-Bresle station has rail connections to Beauvais and Le Tréport.

Places of interest

• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the thirteenth century.
• The Manoir de Fontaine (1607).
• The Manoir de Penthièvre (1636), built for la Grande Mademoiselle.
• The seventeenth century fulling mill at Hollande
• The Manoir de Grémontmesnil (1776).
• The mill at Hottineaux 1800).
• The remains of a medieval castle.
• Three museums.

Notable people

• Anne Marie Louise of Orléans (1627–1693), la Grande Mademoiselle.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/jo/id/JORFCONT000000017711 Décret du 3 avril 1962 portant changement de noms de communes