Auppegard

Auppegard is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Auppegard
Commune
The church in Auppegard
Location of Auppegard
Auppegard Auppegard
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 (2014-2020)	Jacques Deprez
Area ^1	7.33 km^2 (2.83 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	716
• Density	98/km^2 (250/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 km^2 (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 of Auppegard

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2015
Population	393	422	468	523	551	561	673	731
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.Pierre, with a twisted spire.
• The seventeenth-century château.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.