Auppegard
Auppegard | |
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Auppegard | |
Location within Normandy region Auppegard | |
Coordinates: 49°49′49″N 1°01′50″E / 49.8303°N 1.0306°ECoordinates: 49°49′49″N 1°01′50″E / 49.8303°N 1.0306°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Seine-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Dieppe |
Canton | Bacqueville-en-Caux |
Intercommunality | Saâne et Vienne |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jean-Pierre Martine |
Area1 | 7.33 km2 (2.83 sq mi) |
Population (2006)2 | 673 |
• Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 76036 / 76730 |
Elevation |
73–107 m (240–351 ft) (avg. 102 m or 335 ft) |
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. |
Auppegard is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Geography
A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Dieppe at the junction of the D108 and D308 roads.
Etymology
Appelgart 1160; Anglo-Norse place name æppel > apple and gardr > yard, garden. Like Applegarth (Yorkshire, Appelgard 1160 ) and Épégard (Eure, Alpegard 1199 ).
It shows, that apples have been grown in Normandy for a long time, probably already to make cider.
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 393 | 422 | 468 | 523 | 551 | 561 | 673 |
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 sixteenth-century church of St.Pierre, with a twisted spire.
- The seventeenth-century château.
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Auppegard. |
- Auppegard on the Quid website (French)
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