Avesnes-en-Val
Avesnes-en-Val | |
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Location of Avesnes-en-Val  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Envermeu |
| Intercommunality | Londinières |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Catherine Morel |
| Area 1 | 16.51 km2 (6.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 275 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76049 /76630 |
| Elevation | 79–184 m (259–604 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Avesnes-en-Val is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Geography
A small farming commune comprising the village itself and seven hamlets, in the Pays de Bray, situated some 17 miles (27 km) east of Dieppe, at the junction of the D26 and D226 roads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 405 | 406 | 372 | 307 | 291 | 268 | 275 |
| 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 sixteenth century church of St.Aignan.
- The church of Saint-Melaine dating from the sixteenth century.
- The sixteenth century church of Notre-Dame at Villy-le-Haut.
See also
References
External links
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