Auppegard

Auppegard (French pronunciation: [opɡaʁ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Auppegard
Commune
The church in Auppegard
Location of Auppegard
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Coordinates: 49°49′49″N 1°01′50″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Luneray
Intercommunality	CC Terroir Caux
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Dominique Laplace[1]
Area 1	7.33 km2 (2.83 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	692
• Density	94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76036 /76730
Elevation	73–107 m (240–351 ft) (avg. 102 m or 335 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Dieppe at the junction of the D108 and D308 roads.

Etymology

Appelgart 1160; Anglo-Norse place name æppel > apple and gardr > yard, garden. Like Applegarth (Yorkshire, Appelgard 1160 ) and Épégard (Eure, Alpegard 1199 ).

It shows, that apples have been grown in Normandy for a long time, probably already to make cider.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	422	—
1975	468	+1.49%
1982	523	+1.60%
1990	551	+0.65%
1999	561	+0.20%
2007	674	+2.32%
2012	728	+1.55%
2017	716	−0.33%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• The sixteenth-century church of St.Pierre, with a twisted spire.
• The seventeenth-century château.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE