Beaumontel

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Beaumontel ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is a commune in the Eure department in the Normandy region in northern France.

LocationEdit

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

GeographyEdit

The commune along with another 69 communes shares part of a 4,747 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called Risle, Guiel, Charentonne.<ref name="inpn">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

HistoryEdit

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.