Derchigny

Derchigny
Derchigny
Location within Upper Normandy region  Derchigny
Administration
Country	France
Region	Upper Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Dieppe-Est
Intercommunality	Petit Caux
Mayor	Daniel Maréchal (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	40–116 m (130–381 ft) (avg. 100 m/330 ft)
Land area1	4.75 km2 (1.83 sq mi)
Population2	509  (2006)
- Density	107 /km2 (280 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	76215/ 76370
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.

Coordinates: 49°56′19″N 1°11′19″E / 49.9386111111°N 1.18861111111°E / 49.9386111111; 1.18861111111

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

Geography

A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Dieppe, at the junction of the D54 and the D925 roads.

Heraldry

The arms of Derchigny are blazoned : Vert, a bend sinister argent between a castle and in base a coffee leaf bendwise sinister.

Population

Historical population of Derchigny

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
282	291	314	379	384	416	509
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Martin, dating from the eighteenth century.
• The church of St.Valery, dating from the eleventh century.
• The eighteenth century château de Wargemont(made famous by the owners, the Berard family, being patrons of Renoir).
• The château de Derchigny, dating from the eighteenth century.

See also

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

References

• INSEE

External links

• Derchigny on the Quid website (French)