Argueil
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Argueil | ||
Location within Normandy region Argueil | ||
Coordinates: 49°32′30″N 1°30′57″E / 49.5417°N 1.5158°ECoordinates: 49°32′30″N 1°30′57″E / 49.5417°N 1.5158°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Normandy | |
Department | Seine-Maritime | |
Arrondissement | Dieppe | |
Canton | Argueil | |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes des Monts et de l'Andelle | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Cordonnier | |
Area1 | 6.95 km2 (2.68 sq mi) | |
Population (2006)2 | 350 | |
• Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 76025 / 76780 | |
Elevation |
100–210 m (330–690 ft) (avg. 113 m or 371 ft) | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Argueil is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Geography
A farming village in the Pays de Bray, situated some 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D921 and D41 roads. It is the smallest chef-lieu of any canton in the department.
Heraldry
The arms of Argueil are blazoned : Azure, a cross couped argent between, in chief 3 fleurs de lys and in base a mont of 3 peaks Or. |
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 366 | 389 | 374 | 395 | 379 | 366 | 350 |
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |
Places of interest
- The church of St.Maurice, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The château d’Argueil, dating from the sixteenth century
- Some old houses and the remains of a donjon in the park of the chateau.
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Argueil. |
- Argueil on the Quid website (French)
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