The Town Hall/School

On January 24th 1839, a section of the departmental road no. 33 linking Isneauville to Bellencombre was opened to traffic. This newly straightened road crossed through orchards towards Bosc-le-Hard via Les Maisonnettes.

As from 1940 village life was organised along this road. The town hall and school, a workers’ housing estate, shops and new workshops formed the backbone of the town centre. Large areas were made available for this new urban project.

In 1842 the mayor, Stanislas Héliot Leblanc, and his council responded to the invitation from the prefect of Lower Seine to acquire a school house. There was in fact a very good opportunity for this on a central piece of land, airy and easily accessible. The plans  were drawn up by the Rouen architect, Caban. The construction took place between 1849 and 1850.

First one and then two classes were housed on the ground floor and the town hall was on the first floor. It wasn’t until 1853, with a proposition from François Delamare Deboutteville, that appropriate premises were rented to house the girls’ school.

After the Camille Sée law of December 21st 1880, those of Jules Ferry ratified the movement of mass schooling that had already started ( the June 18th 1881 law establishing totally free state primary schooling and the March 28th 1882 law imposing obligatory primary schooling).

The boys’ school was extended in 1883 and the girls' school was finally finished in 1990.

During the First World War the council decided to erect a monument in memory of local soldiers who had died for France. The cenotaph was placed at the front of the town hall courtyard so that everybody could see it (only two lime trees were cut down for this). It was inaugurated on August 6th 1922.

At the end of the 20th century the town hall was significantly restructured, retaining only its outside walls. The former school is now included in a new school group.