Construction of the departmental roads (B roads)

The biggest business project between 1830 and 1870 was to shorten transport time, facilitate commercial exchange and improve comfort.

The plans for the routes were submitted to the town council who had to deliberate. The discussions were tough with suggestions from the prefecture sometimes being challenged  by people such as local influential  landowners. Many of the decisions were taken in this way with sums of money being allocated so as to speed up the works.

The configuration of the village was completely upended; houses were demolished, too narrow lanes were eliminated, fords were replaced by bridges and the river was canalised. Some lanes were sold, some remained in use but most of them disappeared with land consolidation in the 1970s and 1980s.

On January 23rd 1839 the departmental road no 33, running from Isneauville to Bellencombre, was opened. The newly-straightened road, ran through former orchards towards Bosc-le-Hard via Les Maisonnettes.

From 1840 village life was organised along this new road with the town hall/school, the shops, a workers’ housing estate and workshops forming the backbone of the village centre.