Argueil

Argueil
Argueil
Location within Upper Normandy region  Argueil
Coordinates: 49°32′30″N 1°30′57″E / 49.5417°N 1.5158°ECoordinates: 49°32′30″N 1°30′57″E / 49.5417°N 1.5158°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Argueil
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes des Monts et de l'Andelle
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michel Cordonnier
Area^1	6.95 km^2 (2.68 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	350
• Density	50/km^2 (130/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	76025 / 76780
Elevation	100–210 m (330–690 ft) (avg. 113 m or 371 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.

Argueil is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village in the Pays de Bray, situated some 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D921 and D41 roads. It is the smallest chef-lieu of any canton in the department.

Heraldry

The arms of Argueil are blazoned : Azure, a cross couped argent between, in chief 3 fleurs de lys and in base a mont of 3 peaks Or.

Population

Historical population of Argueil

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	366	389	374	395	379	366	350
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.Maurice, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The château d’Argueil, dating from the sixteenth century
• Some old houses and the remains of a donjon in the park of the chateau.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
• Seine-Maritime
• Normandy

References

• INSEE

External links

• Argueil on the Quid website (French)