Beaumontel

Beaumontel
Coat of arms of Beaumontel Coat of arms
Beaumontel
Location within Upper Normandy region Beaumontel
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Eure
Arrondissement	Bernay
Canton	Beaumont-le-Roger
Intercommunality	Beaumont-le-Roger
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Anne-Marie Leconte
Area1	11.63 km2 (4.49 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	715
• Density	61/km2 (160/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	27050 / 27170
Elevation	79–160 m (259–525 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Beaumontel is a commune in the Eure department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

Location

The commune lies on the Risle river, located between the plaine du Neubourg and the forest of Beaumont-le-Roger. The Paris-Cherbourg railway line passes through the commune.

History

The village was formerly known as Belmontel. The village was originally part of Beaumont-le-Roger and had a common origin in lands belonging to the dukes of Normandy which were given to Judith of Brittany and later, to the monks of Bernay.

From the early 15th century until the French Revolution, the area belonged to the Val family.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	516	—
1968	533	+3.3%
1975	617	+15.8%
1982	763	+23.7%
1990	745	−2.4%
1999	715	−4.0%
2008	715	+0.0%

Economy

Its local economy is based on flour-milling, the production of charcoal and the manufacture of pasta products.

Sights

• Parc Parissot

See also

• Communes of the Eure department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Beaumontel website
• Parissot Park website (in French)