Auppegard

Commune in Normandy, France

(2020–2026) Dominique Laplace^[1]Area7.33 km² (2.83 sq mi)Population692 • Density94/km² (240/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation73–107 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.

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

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