Avremesnil
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Avremesnil | ||
Location within Normandy region Avremesnil | ||
Coordinates: 49°51′02″N 0°55′40″E / 49.8506°N 0.9278°ECoordinates: 49°51′02″N 0°55′40″E / 49.8506°N 0.9278°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Normandy | |
Department | Seine-Maritime | |
Arrondissement | Dieppe | |
Canton | Bacqueville-en-Caux | |
Intercommunality | Saâne et Vienne | |
Area1 | 5.42 km2 (2.09 sq mi) | |
Population (2006)2 | 934 | |
• Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 76050 / 76730 | |
Elevation |
11–82 m (36–269 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 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. |
Avremesnil is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Geography
A farming village in the valley of the Saâne river, in the Pays de Caux, situated some 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Dieppe, at the junction of the D27 and D2 roads.
Heraldry
The arms of Avremesnil are blazoned : Argent, a fess between 2 martlets and a lion gules, and a chief paly Or and azure. |
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 700 | 798 | 839 | 832 | 878 | 873 | 934 |
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.Aubin, dating from the twelfth century.
- The sixteenth century manorhouse.
- The motte and other vestiges of the medieval chateau.
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Avremesnil. |
- The official website of the commune (French)
- Avremesnil on the Quid website (French)
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