Bénouville, Seine-Maritime

Bénouville
Commune
Cliffs at Bénouville
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Le Havre
Canton	Octeville-sur-Mer
Intercommunality	Le Havre Seine Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Pierre Leduc
Area1	2.86 km2 (1.10 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)2
INSEE/Postal code	76079 / 76790
Elevation	0–99 m (0–325 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 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.

Bénouville (French pronunciation: [benuvil]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A small farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D11 and D72 roads and on the coast of the English Channel.

History

Just outside the village is the Bénouville road bridge over the Caen Canal. Since 6 July 1944, it is better known as Pegasus Bridge, the first objective to be captured in Operation Overlord.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	139	—
1975	128	−1.17%
1982	145	+1.80%
1990	146	+0.09%
1999	128	−1.45%
2007	119	−0.91%
2012	171	+7.52%
2017	179	+0.92%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

• The seventeenth century chateau.
• The church of St.Riquier, dating from the eleventh century.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department