Angiens

Angiens

Angiens is located in France
Angiens
Administration
Country France
Region Upper Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Dieppe
Canton Fontaine-le-Dun
Intercommunality Entre Mer et Lin
Mayor Guy Filleux
(2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation 59–96 m (194–315 ft)
(avg. 87 m or 285 ft)
Land area1 6.88 km2 (2.66 sq mi)
Population2 608  (2006)
 - Density 88 /km2 (230 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 76015/ 76740
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 49°49′46″N 0°47′28″E / 49.8294°N 0.7911°E / 49.8294; 0.7911

Angiens is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Dieppe, at the junction of the D75, D37 and D468 roads.

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Population

Historical population of Angiens
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Population 435 538 522 527 602 625 608
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.
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Places of interest

  • The church of St.Martin & St.Sébastien, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The eleventh century church at Iclon.
  • The château de Silleron, dating from the sixteenth century
  • The manorhouse de Roquefort.
  • A sandstone cross, built in 1633.
  • A feudal motte.
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Last modified on 22 February 2013, at 12:02