Martin-Église

Martin-Église (French pronunciation: [maʁtɛ̃ eɡliz]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Martin-Église
Commune
The church in Martin-Église
Coat of arms
Location of Martin-Église
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Coordinates: 49°54′08″N 1°08′29″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Dieppe-2
Intercommunality	CA Région Dieppoise
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Maratrat[1]
Area 1	9.58 km2 (3.70 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,595
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76414 /76370
Elevation	2–103 m (6.6–337.9 ft) (avg. 11 m or 36 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 village of light industry and farming situated by the banks of the river Arques in the Pays de Caux, immediately to the southeast of Dieppe, at the junction of the D1, the D54 and the D100 roads.

Heraldry

Arms of Martin-Église

The arms of Martin-Église are blazoned : Per chevron and per pale Or and azure, a chevron counterchanged between 3 lanceheads inverted counterchanged sable and argent.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	942	—
1975	1,093	+2.15%
1982	1,185	+1.16%
1990	1,167	−0.19%
1999	1,331	+1.47%
2007	1,477	+1.31%
2009	1,547	+2.34%
2012	1,527	−0.43%
2014	1,542	+0.49%
2017	1,587	+0.96%
2020	1,605	+0.38%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• An obelisk commemorating the battle of Arques, inaugurated in 1827 by the Duchesse de Berry.
• The eighteenth-century château de Thibermont.
• The church of St.Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
• The sixteenth-century stone cross.
• A fourteenth-century bridge.
• The British War Cemetery in nearby Arques-la-Bataille.
• Some ancient ruins at Chateau d'Arques-la-Bataille in nearby Dieppe.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department