Beaumontel

Infobox Commune de France
nomcommune=Beaumontel
région=Haute-Normandie
département=Eure
arrondissement=Bernay
canton=Beaumont-le-Roger
insee=27050
cp=27170
maire=Anne-Marie Leconte
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=Beaumont-le-Roger
longitude=0.766388888889
latitude=49.0891666667
alt moy=90
alt mini=79
alt maxi=160
hectares=1163
km²=11.63
sans=715
date-sans=1999
dens=61|

Beaumontel is a commune in the Eure department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

Location

The commune lies on the Risle river, located between the Neubourg plateau and the Beaumont-le-Roger forest. The Paris-Cherbourg railway line passes through the commune.

History

The village was formerly known as "Belmontel". The village was originally part of Beaumont-le-Roger and had a common origin in lands belonging to the dukes of Normandy which were given to Judith of Brittany and later, to the monks of Bernay.

From the early 15th century until the French Revolution, the area belonged to the Val family.

Economy

Its local economy is mainly based on flour-milling, along with charcoal-burning and the manufacture of pasta products.

ites of interest

*Parissot (park)

External links

* [http://beaumontel.free.fr/ Beaumontel website]
* [http://parissot.free.fr/ Parissot Park website] (in French)