Assigny, Seine-Maritime
Assigny | |
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Assigny | |
Location within Upper 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 | Upper Normandy |
Department | Seine-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Dieppe |
Canton | Envermeu |
Intercommunality | Petit Caux |
Government | |
• Mayor | Michel Lannel |
Area1 | 6.05 km2 (2.34 sq mi) |
Population (2006)2 | 331 |
• Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 76027 / 76630 |
Elevation |
55–108 m (180–354 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 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. |
Assigny is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in north-western France.
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
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
- Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
- Seine-Maritime
- Normandy
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Assigny (Seine-Maritime). |
- Website showing photos of Assigny and the region (French)
- Assigny on the Quid website (French)