Assigny, Seine-Maritime
| Assigny | |
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  Assigny | |
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Location within Normandy region  Assigny | |
| Coordinates: 49°59′11″N 1°17′36″E / 49.9864°N 1.2933°ECoordinates: 49°59′11″N 1°17′36″E / 49.9864°N 1.2933°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Dieppe-2 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michel Lannel |
| Area1 | 6.05 km2 (2.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 331 |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76027 / 76630 |
| Elevation |
55–108 m (180–354 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. | |
Assigny is a former commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Petit-Caux.[1]
Geography
A farming village in the Petit Caux district, situated some 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Dieppe, at the junction of the D222 and D113 roads.
Heraldry
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The arms of Assigny are blazoned : Azure, on a fess Or between 2 eagles and a crowned lion argent, a pinecone reversed between 2 mallets gules. |
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 237 | 248 | 237 | 238 | 287 | 306 | 331 |
| 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 church of St. Médard, dating from the twelfth century.
- The château dating from the sixteenth century
- A wind farm, on the outskirts of the commune.
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The windmills of Assigny
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See also
References
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 26 November 2015 (French)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Assigny (Seine-Maritime). |
- Website showing photos of Assigny and the region (French)
- Assigny on the Quid website (French)
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