Radepont | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Les Andelys |
Canton: | Romilly-sur-Andelle |
Insee: | 27487 |
Postal Code: | 27380 |
Mayor: | Patrick Minier[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Lyons Andelle |
Coordinates: | 49.3519°N 1.3292°W |
Elevation M: | 33 |
Elevation Min M: | 18 |
Elevation Max M: | 156 |
Area Km2: | 15.81 |
Radepont (in French pronounced as /ʁadpɔ̃/) is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy, northern France.
It is located 22 km south east of Rouen, on the river Andelle.
Radepont's monuments include the chateau de Radepont[2] and the ruined Cistercian abbey of Notre-Dame de Fontaine-Guerard[3]
The abbey was founded in 1185 by Robert III de Beaumont.[4] In the 12th century Radepont passed from the ownership of the Abbey of Les Préaux to Robert du Plessis. In 1194, Richard the Lion Heart had a castle built on this land.