Hodeng-au-Bosc is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Seine-Maritime

Seine-Maritime

Seine-Maritime is a French department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre...

 department in the Haute-Normandie

Haute-Normandie

Upper Normandy is one of the 27 regions of France. It was created in 1984 from two départements: Seine-Maritime and Eure, when Normandy was divided into Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy. This division continues to provoke controversy, and some continue to call for reuniting the two regions...

 region in northern France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

.

Geography

A forestry

Forestry

Forestry is the interdisciplinary profession embracing the science, art, and craft of creating, managing, using, and conserving forests and associated resources in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs, and values for human benefit. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands...

 and farming village situated in the valley of the river Bresle

Bresle

Bresle is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Bresle is situated on the D226 road, some northwest of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...

 in the Pays de Bray

Pays de Bray

The Pays de Bray is a small natural region of France situated to the north-east of Rouen, straddling the French départements of the Seine-Maritime and Oise...

, some 33 miles (53.1 km) southeast of Dieppe

Dieppe, Seine-Maritime

Dieppe is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in France. In 1999, the population of the whole Dieppe urban area was 81,419.A port on the English Channel, famous for its scallops, and with a regular ferry service from the Gare Maritime to Newhaven in England, Dieppe also has a popular pebbled...

 at the junction of the D7, the D246 and the D49 roads. The commune also features a glassmaking factory, founded in 1623.

Population

Places of interest

• The church of St.Denis, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The church of St.Sauveur at Guimerville, dating from the sixteenth century.

People

Jean-Luc Thérier

Jean-Luc Thérier

Jean-Luc Thérier is a French former rally driver. He was the highest scoring driver in the inaugural World Rally Championship in 1973 and the only one to win three events...

, racing driver for the Alpine Renault team in the 1970s, was born here in 1945.

External links

• Hodeng-au-Bosc on the Quid website