Bonsecours () is a
commune in the
Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime () is a department of France in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre. Until 1955 it was named Seine-InfĂ ...
department in the
Normandy
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Normandy comprises Normandy (administrative region), mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular N ...
region
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in northern
France
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.
Geography
A southern residential
suburb
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of
Rouen
Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine, in northwestern France. It is in the prefecture of Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one ...
situated at the junction of the D6014, D6105 and the D95 roads. A little
light industry
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takes place by the banks of the river
Seine
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, the commune's westerly border.
Heraldry
Population
Places of interest
* The
Basilique Notre-Dame de Bonsecours
The Basilique Notre Dame du Bon Secours, Marie Auxiliatrice (English language, English: The Basilica of Our Lady of Refuge of Mary, the Help of Christians) is a Roman Catholic minor basilica in Bonsecours near Rouen, Seine—Maritime, France. It i ...
, dating from the nineteenth century.
* An eighteenth-century Château de Bagnères.
* Vestiges of Saint-Michel's
priory
A priory is a monastery of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress. They were created by the Catholic Church. Priories may be monastic houses of monks or nuns (such as the Benedictines, the Cistercians, or t ...
.
* The
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
Belgian Military Cemetery and memorial.
* Remains of fortifications dating from the eighth century onwards.
* The ''CĂ´te Sainte Catherine'' offering panoramic views of Rouen, the Seine, and neighbouring communes and suburbs, and a natural environment containing numerous relatively rare flora and fauna in the chalk meadows on the hillside.
The
Servant of God
Servant of God () is a title used in the Catholic Church to indicate that an individual is on the first step toward possible canonization as a saint.
Terminology
The expression ''Servant of God'' appears nine times in the Bible, the first five in ...
, Reverend Father
Jacques Hamel
Jacques Hamel (; 30 November 1930 – 26 July 2016) was a French Catholic priest who served in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray. On 26 July 2016, Hamel was murdered during the 2016 Normandy church attack by two Muslim men pledging allegiance to the ...
, murdered by ISIS in July 2016, is buried in Bonsecours.
Notable people
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Anny Duperey
Anny Duperey (; born Annie Legras; 28 June 1947) is a French actress, published photographer and best-selling author with a career spanning almost six decades as of 2021 and more than eighty cinema or television credits, around thirty theatre ...
, French actress, was born here.
*
José-Maria de Heredia
José-Maria de Heredia (22 November 1842 – 3 October 1905) was a Cuban-born French Parnassian poet. He was the fifteenth member elected for seat 4 of the Académie française in 1894.
Biography
Early years
Heredia was born at Fortuna Ca ...
(1842–1905), a poet, is buried here.
See also
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References
External links
Official website of BonsecoursNormandy Then and Now at Bonsecours- English website with excellent interior photographs and histori
images of the stunning gothic church and monument to Joan of Arc
Communes of Seine-Maritime
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