Guilmécourt
| Guilmécourt | |
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  Guilmécourt | |
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Location within Upper Normandy region  Guilmécourt | |
| Coordinates: 49°58′02″N 1°18′11″E / 49.9672°N 1.3031°ECoordinates: 49°58′02″N 1°18′11″E / 49.9672°N 1.3031°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Dieppe-2 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pierre Batte |
| Area1 | 7.92 km2 (3.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 261 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76337 / 76630 |
| Elevation |
44–147 m (144–482 ft) (avg. 105 m or 344 ft) |
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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. | |
Guilmécourt 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 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D222, D117 and the D454 roads.
Heraldry
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The arms of Guilmécourt are blazoned : Quarterly 1: argent, a mallet vert; 2&3 Azure étincelé, a lion argent; 4: argent, a pinecone vert. (étincelé is an obscure semy of 'sparks' often tiny 'stars' as here) |
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 166 | 185 | 185 | 245 | 240 | 241 | 261 |
| 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.Waast, dating from the thirteenth century.
- A sixteenth-century stone cross.
- A feudal motte.
Photos from around Guilmécourt
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Guilmécourt church
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Guilmécourt under snow
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A field of flax
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Harvest time
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Oil-seed rape fields
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Wheatfields
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The countryside
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Sheep
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The countryside
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Guilmécourt at night
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Flower of the flax
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A field of cut flax
See also
References
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 26 November 2015 (French)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Guilmécourt. |
- Guilmécourt on the Quid website (French)
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