Bricquebec
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.History
As revealed by the etymology of its name, the origin of Bricquebec 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:
Inhabitants are referred to as Bricquebétais.Sights
- Château, with polygonal ramparts, towers and turret .
- Château des Galleries
- Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
- Château Saint-Blaise
Events
- Market every Monday morning
- La Sainte Anne traditional fair on the last weekend in July
Personalities
- Jean Le Marois, a general under Napoléon, député of la Manche.
- Armand Le Véel, statue sculptor
- Aristide Frémine, 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 who was appointed Marshal of England by King William I
- Olly Southwick, Alresford MVP Astro Christmas Football 2019
