Coordinates: 49°28′00″N 1°38′00″W / 49.46667°N 1.63333°W / 49.46667; -1.63333
Bricquebec, a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.
Inhabitants are referred to as Bricquebétais.
[edit] 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 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.
[edit] Heraldry
| | The arms of Bricquebec are blazoned :
Or, a lion vert armed and langued gules.
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[edit] Monuments
- 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)
[edit] Events
- Market every Monday morning
- La Sainte Anne traditional fair on the last weekend in July
[edit] People
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