Auquemesnil

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
Part of Petit-Caux
Location of Auquemesnil
Auquemesnil
Auquemesnil
Coordinates: 49°56′44″N 1°19′50″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonDieppe-2
CommunePetit-Caux
Area
1
6.34 km2 (2.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
259
  Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
76630
Elevation40–150 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

A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 12 miles (19 km) east of Dieppe on the D22 road.

Heraldry

Arms of Auquemesnil
The arms of Auquemesnil are blazoned :
Argent, on a bend azure between 2 oaks eradicated vert, 3 stalks of wheat palewise Or.

Population

Historical population of Auquemesnil
Year19621968197519821990199920062015
Population289288259241239245299278
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • The twelfth century church of St.Laurent.

See also

References


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