Auffay
Auffay is a former commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Val-de-Scie.[2]
Auffay | |
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Part of Val-de-Scie | |
 The church in Auffay | |
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Location of Auffay 
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| Coordinates: 49°43′07″N 1°06′04″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Luneray |
| Commune | Val-de-Scie |
| Area 1 | 11.3 km2 (4.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | 1,876 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 76720 |
| Elevation | 90–162 m (295–531 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
A village of farming and associated light industry, situated in the valley of the Scie River of the Pays de Caux, some 18 miles (29 km) south of Dieppe at the junction of the D50, D22, D3 and D301 roads.
Heraldry
Arms of Auffay |
The arms of Auffay are blazoned : Azure, a beech tree proper impaled with Gules, an episcopal crozier and a sword inverted in saltire argent. |
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2015 |
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| Population | 1448 | 1432 | 1702 | 1788 | 1888 | 1867 | 1793 | 1877 |
| 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 collegial church of Notre-Dame, dating from the eleventh century.
- The eighteenth-century stone cross.
- The seventeenth-century château du Bosmelet.
Twin towns
Bleckede, Germany since 1977
Monreal del Campo, Spain
References
- Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
- Arrêté préfectoral 28 September 2018 (in French)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Auffay. |
- Auffray Tourist office website (in French)
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