BRICQUEBEC

'Bricquebec', a commune of the département of Manche, in the Basse-Normandie région, France. Inhabitants are referred to as ''Bricquebétais''.
As revealed by the etymology of its name, the origin of Bricquebec (from the Scandinavian ''bekkr'', a course of water; in turn from ''brekka'', slope) is connected to the epic of Viking invaders, very solidly implanted in the Cotentin peninsula at the beginning of the 10th century. Tradition attributes the foundation of the château to the Norman, Anslech. The dukes of Normandy made Bricquebec one of their strongholds.

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Monuments

Events

Births

Sources

See also

Monuments

★ Château (XII^e), with polygonal ramparts, towers and turret (historical monument class).

★ Château des Galleries (XVI^e/XVII^e)

★ Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (Cistercian) (XIX^e)

★ Château Saint-Blaise (XVII^e/XIX^e)

Events

★ Walks every Monday morning

★ ''La Sainte Anne'' traditional fair on the last weekend in July

Births

★ Jean Le Marois (1776-1836), a general under Napoléon, député of la Manche.

★ Armand Le Véel (1821-1905), statue sculptor

★ Aristide Frémine (1837-1897), writer

★ Roger Lemerre, soccer player, born in 1941, selected for national team of France, 1998-2002

Sources

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See also

★ The Trappe de Bricquebec cheese

★ The Trappiste de Bricquebec cheese