Bosc-le-Hard

Bosc-le-Hard
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Bosc-le-Hard
Bosc-le-Hard Bosc-le-Hard
Coordinates: 49°37′38″N 1°10′37″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Neufchâtel-en-Bray
Intercommunality	Inter-Caux-Vexin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Vincent
Area 1	10.37 km2 (4.00 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	1,579
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76125 /76850
Elevation	128–176 m (420–577 ft) (avg. 170 m or 560 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bosc-le-Hard is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A village of farming and light industry, situated in the Pays de Bray, some 26 miles (42 km) south of Dieppe, at the junction of the D25 and the D151 roads. The A29 autoroute forms the northern border of the commune.

Heraldry

Arms of Bosc-le-Hard

The arms of Bosc-le-Hard are blazoned : Gules, a pascal lamb Or haloed argent, holding a long cross from which flies a banner Or charged a cross gules, and a chief azure.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	876	—
1975	1,224	+4.89%
1982	1,178	−0.55%
1990	1,271	+0.95%
1999	1,410	+1.16%
2007	1,438	+0.25%
2012	1,514	+1.04%
2017	1,462	−0.70%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

• The church of St.John, dating from the eighteenth century.
• The modern church of St. Eloi.
• The chateau du Réel.
• The chapel at Augeville.

Twin towns

• Goldenstedt, Germany, since 1989

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

External links

• Official commune website (in French)