| Assigny | |
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| Part of Petit-Caux | |
| Location of Assigny | |
  AssignyShow map of France AssignyShow map of Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 49°59′11″N 1°17′36″E / 49.9864°N 1.2933°E / 49.9864; 1.2933 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Dieppe-2 |
| Commune | Petit-Caux |
| Area | 6.05 km (2.34 sq mi) |
| Population | 383 |
| • Density | 63/km (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 76630 |
| Elevation | 55–108 m (180–354 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
| French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Assigny is a former commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Petit-Caux.
Geography
A farming village in the Petit Caux district, situated some 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Dieppe, at the junction of the D222 and D113 roads.
Heraldry
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The arms of Assigny are blazoned : Azure, on a fess Or between 2 eagles and a crowned lion argent, a pinecone reversed between 2 mallets gules.
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Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Population | 237 | 248 | 237 | 238 | 287 | 306 | 331 | 384 |
| 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. Médard, dating from the twelfth century.
- The château dating from the sixteenth century
- A wind farm, on the outskirts of the commune.
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The windmills of Assigny
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See also
References
- Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- Arrêté préfectoral 26 November 2015 (in French)
External links
- Website showing photos of Assigny and the region (in French)
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