Bricquebosq

Bricquebosq
The church of Saint-Michel
Bricquebosq
Location within Lower Normandy region  Bricquebosq
Coordinates: 49°32′09″N 1°43′02″W / 49.5358°N 1.7172°WCoordinates: 49°32′09″N 1°43′02″W / 49.5358°N 1.7172°W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Cherbourg-Octeville
Canton	Les Pieux
Intercommunality	Les Pieux
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Yves Lebatard
Area^1	8.05 km^2 (3.11 sq mi)
Population (2009)^2	487
• Density	60/km^2 (160/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	50083 / 50340
Elevation	59–128 m (194–420 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 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.

Bricquebosq is a commune in the Manche department in Lower Normandy in northwestern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	507	—
1800	569	+12.2%
1806	657	+15.5%
1821	627	−4.6%
1831	657	+4.8%
1836	654	−0.5%
1841	647	−1.1%
1846	580	−10.4%
1851	551	−5.0%
1856	492	−10.7%
1861	464	−5.7%
1866	507	+9.3%
1872	472	−6.9%
1876	503	+6.6%
1881	428	−14.9%
1886	435	+1.6%
1891	437	+0.5%
1896	423	−3.2%
1901	426	+0.7%
1906	410	−3.8%
1911	429	+4.6%
1921	406	−5.4%
1926	401	−1.2%
1931	413	+3.0%
1936	404	−2.2%
1946	436	+7.9%
1954	425	−2.5%
1962	380	−10.6%
1968	389	+2.4%
1975	366	−5.9%
1982	386	+5.5%
1990	414	+7.3%
1999	447	+8.0%
2009	487	+8.9%

See also

• Communes of the Manche department
• Lists of communes of France

References

• INSEE statistics