Avremesnil

Avremesnil
Avremesnil
Location within Upper Normandy region  Avremesnil
Coordinates: 49°51′02″N 0°55′40″E / 49.8506°N 0.9278°ECoordinates: 49°51′02″N 0°55′40″E / 49.8506°N 0.9278°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Bacqueville-en-Caux
Intercommunality	Saâne et Vienne
Area^1	5.42 km^2 (2.09 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	934
• Density	170/km^2 (450/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	76050 / 76730
Elevation	11–82 m (36–269 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 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.

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

Geography

A farming village in the valley of the Saâne river, in the Pays de Caux, situated some 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Dieppe, at the junction of the D27 and D2 roads.

Heraldry

The arms of Avremesnil are blazoned : Argent, a fess between 2 martlets and a lion gules, and a chief paly Or and azure.

Population

Historical population of Avremesnil

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	700	798	839	832	878	873	934
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.Aubin, dating from the twelfth century.
• The sixteenth century manorhouse.
• The motte and other vestiges of the medieval chateau.

See also

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

References

• INSEE

External links

• The official website of the commune (French)
• Avremesnil on the Quid website (French)