Bricquebec () is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Bricquebec-en-Cotentin.Arrêté préfectoral 4/15 December 2015
History 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 Viking colonisation of 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.
Heraldry
International relations
Bricquebec is twinned with: New Alresford, United Kingdom Lachendorf, Germany Sremski Karlovci, Serbia
Population
In 1895 the communes of L'Étang-Bertrand and Rocheville were created from part of Bricquebec. Inhabitants are referred to as Bricquebétais in French.
Sights Château (XIIe), with polygonal ramparts, towers and turret (historical monument class). Château des Galleries (XVIe/XVIIe) Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (Cistercian) (XIXe) Château Saint-Blaise (XVIIe/XIXe)
Events Market every Monday morning La Sainte Anne traditional fair on the last weekend in July
Personalities 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 William Bertram Baron of Briquebec, 1012, father of Hugue (named de Roussel) who was appointed Marshal of England by King William I (Duke of Normandy) Olly Southwick, Alresford MVP Astro Christmas Football 2019
See also The Trappe de Bricquebec cheese The Trappiste de Bricquebec cheese
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