Martin-Église

Martin-Église is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Martin-Église
The church in Martin-Église
Coat of arms
Location of Martin-Église
Martin-Église
Martin-Église
Coordinates: 49°54′08″N 1°08′29″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonDieppe-2
IntercommunalityCA Région Dieppoise
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Alain Maratrat[1]
Area
1
9.58 km2 (3.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
1,587
  Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76414 /76370
Elevation2–103 m (6.6–337.9 ft)
(avg. 11 m or 36 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 light industry and farming situated by the banks of the Arques River in the Pays de Caux, immediately to the southeast of Dieppe, at the junction of the D1, the D54 and the D100 roads.

Heraldry

Arms of Martin-Église
The arms of Martin-Église are blazoned :
Per chevron and per pale Or and azure, a chevron counterchanged between 3 lanceheads inverted counterchanged sable and argent.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968942    
19751,093+2.15%
19821,185+1.16%
19901,167−0.19%
19991,331+1.47%
20071,477+1.31%
20121,527+0.67%
20171,587+0.77%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

  • An obelisk commemorating the battle of Arques, inaugurated in 1827 by the Duchesse de Berry.
  • The eighteenth-century château de Thibermont.
  • The church of St.Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The sixteenth-century stone cross.
  • A fourteenth-century bridge.

See also

References


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