Argueil
Argueil | |
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Location of Argueil  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Argueil |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes des Monts et de l'Andelle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Cordonnier |
| Area 1 | 6.95 km2 (2.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 350 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76025 /76780 |
| Elevation | 100–210 m (330–690 ft) (avg. 113 m or 371 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Argueil is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Geography
A farming village in the Pays de Bray, situated some 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D921 and D41 roads. It is the smallest chef-lieu of any canton in the department.
Heraldry
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The arms of Argueil are blazoned : Azure, a cross couped argent between, in chief 3 fleurs de lys and in base a mont of 3 peaks Or.
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Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 366 | 389 | 374 | 395 | 379 | 366 | 350 |
| 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.Maurice, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The château d’Argueil, dating from the sixteenth century
- Some old houses and the remains of a donjon in the park of the chateau.
See also
References
External links
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