Auffay
| Auffay | ||
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  Auffay | ||
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Location within Normandy region  Auffay | ||
| Coordinates: 49°43′07″N 1°06′04″E / 49.7186°N 1.1011°ECoordinates: 49°43′07″N 1°06′04″E / 49.7186°N 1.1011°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Normandy | |
| Department | Seine-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe | |
| Canton | Tôtes | |
| Intercommunality | Trois Rivières | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2001–) | Christian Suronne | |
| Area1 | 11.3 km2 (4.4 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 1,793 | |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76034 / 76720 | |
| Elevation |
90–162 m (295–531 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Auffay is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
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
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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 |
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| Population | 1448 | 1432 | 1702 | 1788 | 1888 | 1867 | 1793 |
| 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
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Bleckede, Germany since 1977 -
Monreal del Campo, Spain
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Auffay. |
- Auffray Tourist office website (French)
- Auffay on the Quid website (French)
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