Auquemesnil is a former commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Petit-Caux.[2]
Auquemesnil | |
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Part of Petit-Caux | |
Location of Auquemesnil  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°56′44″N 1°19′50″E / 49.9456°N 1.3306°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Dieppe-2 |
| Commune | Petit-Caux |
| Area 1 | 6.34 km2 (2.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 261 |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 76630 |
| Elevation | 40–150 m (130–490 ft) (avg. 126 m or 413 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 12 miles (19 km) east of Dieppe on the D22 road.
Heraldry edit
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The arms of Auquemesnil are blazoned : Argent, on a bend azure between 2 oaks eradicated vert, 3 stalks of wheat palewise Or.
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Population edit
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2015 |
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| Population | 289 | 288 | 259 | 241 | 239 | 245 | 299 | 278 |
| 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 edit
- The twelfth century church of St.Laurent.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 26 November 2015 (in French)
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