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Offranville
OffranvilleLocation within Upper Normandy region
OffranvilleAdministration Country France Region Upper Normandy Department Seine-Maritime Arrondissement Dieppe Canton Offranville Intercommunality Dieppe Mayor Claude Dolique
(2008–2015)Statistics Elevation 8–92 m (26–302 ft)
(avg. 80 m/260 ft)Land area1 17.34 km2 (6.70 sq mi) Population2 3,643 (2006) - Density 210 /km2 (540 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 76482/ 76550 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°52′18″N 1°02′57″E / 49.8716666667°N 1.04916666667°E
Offranville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
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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 of Dieppe. The river Scie forms most of the commune’s eastern border with St.Aubin.
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.Population
Population history 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2049 2040 2236 2930 3059 3471 3643 Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates 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-Emile Blanche museum.
Twin towns
See also
References
External links
- Official website of Offranville (French)
- Offranville on the Quid website (French)
Categories:- Communes of Seine-Maritime
- Dieppe geography stubs
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