Offranville
| Offranville | ||
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  Offranville | ||
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Location within Upper Normandy region  Offranville | ||
| Coordinates: 49°52′18″N 1°02′57″E / 49.8717°N 1.0492°ECoordinates: 49°52′18″N 1°02′57″E / 49.8717°N 1.0492°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Normandy | |
| Department | Seine-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe | |
| Canton | Offranville | |
| Intercommunality | Dieppe | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2015) | Claude Dolique | |
| Area1 | 17.34 km2 (6.70 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 3,643 | |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76482 / 76550 | |
| Elevation |
8–92 m (26–302 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 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. | ||
Offranville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in north-western France.
Geography
A small town of farming and light industry situated in the Pays de Caux at the junction of the D55, the D54 and the D237 roads, some 5 miles (8.0 km) south-west of Dieppe. The river Scie forms most of the commune’s eastern border with Saint-Aubin-sur-Scie.
Heraldry
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The arms of Offranville are blazoned : Quarterly 1: Or, a cross gules between 16 alerions azure; 2: Barry argent and gules, a lion sable crowned Or; 3: Tierced per fess a: azure, b: Or, a semi-circle couped azure c: argent, 3 ducks sable beaked and membered gules; 4: Gules, 2 batons raguly in saltire Or between a crescent argent and 3 mullets of 5 Or. |
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 2049 | 2040 | 2236 | 2930 | 3059 | 3471 | 3643 |
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People
Jacques-Émile Blanche (1861–1942), artist, lived and died here.
Places of interest
- The church of St.Ouen, dating from the sixteenth century, with a twisted spire.
- A 1000-year-old yew tree, 7 metres (23 feet) in circumference.
- Three châteaux and their parks.
- The Jacques-Émile Blanche museum.
Twin towns
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Offranville. |
- Official website of Offranville (French)
- Offranville on the Quid website (French)
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