Auquemesnil

Auquemesnil
Auquemesnil
Location within Upper Normandy region  Auquemesnil
Coordinates: 49°56′44″N 1°19′50″E / 49.9456°N 1.3306°ECoordinates: 49°56′44″N 1°19′50″E / 49.9456°N 1.3306°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Dieppe-2
Area^1	6.34 km^2 (2.45 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	299
• Density	47/km^2 (120/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	76037 / 76630
Elevation	40–150 m (130–490 ft) (avg. 126 m or 413 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.

Auquemesnil is a former commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Petit-Caux.^[1]

Geography

A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 12 miles (19 km) east of Dieppe on the D22 road.

Heraldry

The arms of Auquemesnil are blazoned : Argent, on a bend azure between 2 oaks eradicated vert, 3 stalks of wheat palewise Or.

Population

Historical population of Auquemesnil

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	289	288	259	241	239	245	299
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 twelfth century church of St.Laurent.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

• INSEE

1. Arrêté préfectoral 26 November 2015 (French)

External links

• Auquemesnil on the Quid website (French)