Auquemesnil

Part of Petit-Caux in Normandy, France

49°56′44″N 1°19′50″E / 49.9456°N 1.3306°E / 49.9456; 1.3306CountryFranceRegionNormandyDepartmentSeine-MaritimeArrondissementDieppeCantonDieppe-2CommunePetit-Caux Area6.34 km² (2.45 sq mi)Population261 • Density41/km² (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codeElevation40–150 m (130–490 ft)
(avg. 126 m or 413 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Auquemesnil is a former commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Petit-Caux.^[2]

Geography

A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 12 miles (19 km) east of Dieppe on the D22 road.

Heraldry

The arms of Auquemesnil are blazoned : Argent, on a bend azure between 2 oaks eradicated vert, 3 stalks of wheat palewise Or.

Population

Historical population of Auquemesnil

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2015
Population	289	288	259	241	239	245	299	278
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 twelfth century church of St.Laurent.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References