Roumois

The Roumois is a landscape of Normandy. He is in the northwest of the department of Eure. To the west of Roumois is limited by the Risle and the north and east of the loops of the Seine. In the south, it borders on the Campagne du Neubourg. In the northwest corner of the landscape is Quillebeuf -sur -Seine, in the southwestern corner of Brionne and in the eastern corner is Elbeuf.

History

The Roumois was a wooded landscape that is now largely cleared. The forests of Brotonne ( Forêt de Brotonne ) of Rouvray ( Forêt de Rouvray ) and Roumare ( Forêt de Roumare ) are the remnants of ancient forests. Many place names suggest still out, because the syllable Bosc- is from the medieval Latin word Boscus, for "Forest ", is derived. Most follows Bosc- a name, as in Le Bosc- Roger -en- Roumois, Bosc- Bénard - Crescy or Bosc- Renoult -en- Roumois, the "c" in Bosc- sometimes went over the years lost, as in Bosrobert, Bosquentin or Bosgouet.

Together with the department of Seine -Maritime, the National Park Brotonne was established in 1974, now called Regional Nature Park Boucles de la Seine Normande. A part of the Natural Park extends into the Roumois.

Economy

In the 18th century, the cultivation of flax was distributed in Roumois and Lieuvin. In the 19th century it was replaced by the cultivation of cotton. Nowadays something flax is grown, though not as much as before.

In the northeast of the Roumois the economic situation is determined by the proximity of the cities of Rouen and Elbeuf.