Offranville
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Offranville | |
Coordinates: 49°52′18″N 1°02′57″E / 49.8717°N 1.0492°ECoordinates: 49°52′18″N 1°02′57″E / 49.8717°N 1.0492°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Seine-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Dieppe |
Canton | Dieppe-1 |
Intercommunality | CA Région Dieppoise |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Imelda Vandecandelaère |
Area 1 | 17.34 km2 (6.70 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 3,124 |
• Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 76482 /76550 |
Elevation | 8–92 m (26–302 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Offranville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.
Geography[]
A small town of farming and light industry situated in the Pays de Caux at the junction of the D55, the D54 and the D237 roads, some 5 miles (8.0 km) south-west of Dieppe. The river Scie forms most of the commune's eastern border with Saint-Aubin-sur-Scie.
Heraldry[]
The arms of Offranville are blazoned : Quarterly 1: Or, a cross gules between 16 alerions azure; 2: Barry argent and gules, a lion sable crowned Or; 3: Tierced per fess a: azure, b: Or, a semi-circle couped azure c: argent, 3 ducks sable beaked and membered gules; 4: Gules, 2 batons raguly in saltire Or between a crescent argent and 3 mullets of 5 Or.
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Population[]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,040 | — |
1975 | 2,236 | +1.32% |
1982 | 2,930 | +3.94% |
1990 | 3,059 | +0.54% |
1999 | 3,470 | +1.41% |
2007 | 3,323 | −0.54% |
2012 | 3,309 | −0.08% |
2017 | 3,119 | −1.18% |
Source: INSEE[2] |
People[]
Jacques-Émile Blanche (1861–1942), artist, lived and died here.
Places of interest[]
- The church of St.Ouen, dating from the sixteenth century, with a twisted spire.
- A 1000-year-old yew tree, 7 metres (23 feet) in circumference.
- Three châteaux and their parks.
- The Jacques-Émile Blanche museum.
Twin towns[]
- Thurmaston, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
See also[]
- Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Offranville. |
- Official website of Offranville (in French)
Categories:
- Communes of Seine-Maritime
- Dieppe geography stubs