Assigny, Seine-Maritime

Assigny
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	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Dieppe-2
Government
• Mayor	Michel Lannel
Area^1	6.05 km^2 (2.34 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	331
• Density	55/km^2 (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 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

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

Historical population of Assigny, Seine-Maritime

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
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

References

• INSEE

1. Arrêté préfectoral 26 November 2015 (French)

External links

• Website showing photos of Assigny and the region (French)
• Assigny on the Quid website (French)