Bernières, Seine-Maritime

Bernières
Bernières
Location within Upper Normandy region  Bernières
Coordinates: 49°37′16″N 0°28′43″E / 49.6211°N 0.4786°ECoordinates: 49°37′16″N 0°28′43″E / 49.6211°N 0.4786°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Le Havre
Canton	Bolbec
Intercommunality	Caux vallée de Seine
Area^1	6.63 km^2 (2.56 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	626
• Density	94/km^2 (240/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	76082 / 76210
Elevation	110–142 m (361–466 ft) (avg. 142 m or 466 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.

Bernières is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D73 and the D52 roads. The A29 autoroute forms the commune’s southern border.

Population

Historical population of Bernières, Seine-Maritime

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	428	471	572	549	578	544	626
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.Jean-Baptiste, dating from the nineteenth century.
• A manorhouse
• The chateau of Durdan.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Bernières on the Quid website (French)