Montérolier
Encyclopedia
Montérolier is a commune
in the Seine-Maritime
department in the Haute-Normandie
region in northern France
.
, some 30 miles (48.3 km) southeast of Dieppe
at the junction of the D24 and the D38 roads. The Varenne River
has its source here.
Surrounded by the common Neufbosc
, Mathonville
and Saint-Martin-Osmonville
, Montérolier is located 26 km northeast of Mont-Saint-Aignan
, the largest city nearby.
s. After the Second World War, the galleries were opened to the public. On the 21 and 22 June 1995, 13 people died accidentally in the tunnels.
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 farming village situated in the Pays de BrayPays 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 30 miles (48.3 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 D24 and the D38 roads. The Varenne River
Varenne River
The Varenne is a river of Normandy, France, in length, flowing through the department of Seine-Maritime and it is a tributary of the Arques River.- Geography :...
has its source here.
Surrounded by the common Neufbosc
Neufbosc
Neufbosc is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.The inhabitants of the town of Neufbosc are "Neufboscois, Neufboscoises."-Geography:...
, Mathonville
Mathonville
Mathonville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.Its inhabitants are called Mathonville and Mathonvillaises.-Geography:...
and Saint-Martin-Osmonville
Saint-Martin-Osmonville
Saint-Martin-Osmonville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.The inhabitants of the town of Saint-Martin-Osmonville are "St. Martin, St...
, Montérolier is located 26 km northeast of Mont-Saint-Aignan
Mont-Saint-Aignan
-People:*Birthplace of Jacques Anquetil , the first cyclist to win the Tour de France five times.*Viviane Asseyi footballer*Jackson Mendy footballer*Matthieu Louis-Jean footballer*Mohamed Sissoko, Juventus F.C footballer, was born here....
, the largest city nearby.
History
During 1943, in the Clairefeuille woods at Montérolier, the Germans built underground galleries in which to store V-1 flying bombV-1 flying bomb
The V-1 flying bomb, also known as the Buzz Bomb or Doodlebug, was an early pulse-jet-powered predecessor of the cruise missile....
s. After the Second World War, the galleries were opened to the public. On the 21 and 22 June 1995, 13 people died accidentally in the tunnels.
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 459 | 419 | 367 | 398 | 417 | 500 | 506 |
| Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
Places of interest
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the eighteenth century.
- Traces of an 11th century castleCastleA castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
. - A nineteenth century château.
- A sandstoneSandstoneSandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...
cross, from the sixteenth century. - The tunnels of Montérolier. (Closed since the accident in 1995).