Auppegard

Auppegard
The church in Auppegard
The church in Auppegard
Location of Auppegard
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Auppegard is located in France
Auppegard
Auppegard
Auppegard is located in Normandy
Auppegard
Auppegard
Coordinates: 49°49′49″N 1°01′50″E / 49.8303°N 1.0306°E / 49.8303; 1.0306
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonLuneray
IntercommunalityCC Terroir Caux
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique Laplace[1]
Area
1
7.33 km2 (2.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
692
 • Density94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76036 /76730
Elevation73–107 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 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]

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE