J.-E. (Jean-Eugène) Decorde

Born in Bois-Héroult in 1811, Jean-Eugène Decorde was a French priest and historian whose work was closely tied to Normandy. Sources agree that he was ordained in 1835 and served as parish priest first in Bures, then in Notre-Dame-d'Aliermont, continuing that pastoral work alongside his writing.

Decorde is best known for studies of Norman history, archaeology, and heraldry, as well as for writing about the local speech of the Pays de Bray. Library and reference records also show that he produced historical and archaeological works on places in the region, helping preserve details of local life that might otherwise have been lost.

He died in 1881. Even today, his name remains connected with careful regional scholarship: the kind of writing that makes small places, old customs, and local language feel worth remembering.