Varengeville-sur-Mer
Varengeville- sur -Mer is a municipality with 1020 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region. The inhabitants are called Varengevillais. In Varengeville, among others, the grave of Georges Braque is ( he was also a stained glass window designed for a chapel in Varengeville- sur -Mer ). Claude Monet painted several landscapes of Varengeville.
Geography
Varengeville- sur -Mer is located in north-western France, on the English Channel, on the cliffs to the sea.
Policy
Population Development
In the year 1793 1196 inhabitants, more than 1000 inhabitants, as of the year 1901 ( 996 inhabitants) for several decades almost always less than 1000 inhabitants, since 1982 continuously over 1000 inhabitants.
Attractions
- Manoir d' Ango, the summer palace of Jehan Ango (Jean Ango ), Italian Renaissance to 1540
- Bois des Moutiers ( manor house with large garden by Edwin Lutyens )
- Les Jardins de Vasterival ( Park )
- Jardin Shamrock, hydrangea collection
- Saint -Valery de Varengeville- sur -Mer, the church of Varengeville with the grave of Georges Braque and he designed stained-glass windows
Personalities
Buried in Varengeville- sur -Mer:
- Jehan Ango (Jean Ango ), ( 1480-1551 ) famous Norman Reeder and navigator
- Georges Braque (1883-1963) French painter
- Albert Roussel (1869-1937) French composer
- Georges de Porto- Riche, (1849-1930) French writer and playwright
- Paul Nelson, (1895-1979) French architect of American origin
- Jean Francis Auburtin, (1866-1930) French painter, died in Varengeville
Stay in Varengeville:
- Claude Monet (1840-1926) painted several landscapes Varengeville
- Joan Miró (1893-1983) painted in the summer months in 1938-40 Varengeville