Auppegard
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| Coordinates: 49°49′49″N 1°01′50″E / 49.8303°N 1.0306°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Luneray |
| Intercommunality | CC Terroir Caux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Laplace[1] |
Area 1 | 7.33 km2 (2.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 692 |
| • Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
Auppegard (French pronunciation: [opɡaʁ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 422 | — |
| 1975 | 468 | +1.49% |
| 1982 | 523 | +1.60% |
| 1990 | 551 | +0.65% |
| 1999 | 561 | +0.20% |
| 2007 | 674 | +2.32% |
| 2012 | 728 | +1.55% |
| 2017 | 716 | −0.33% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
[edit]- The sixteenth-century church of St.Pierre, with a twisted spire.
- The seventeenth-century château.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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