Avesnes-en-Val

Avesnes-en-Val
Commune
The town hall in Avesnes-en-Val
Avesnes-en-Val
Location within Normandy region
Avesnes-en-Val
Coordinates: 49°55′16″N 1°23′53″E / 49.9211°N 1.3981°E / 49.9211; 1.3981Coordinates: 49°55′16″N 1°23′53″E / 49.9211°N 1.3981°E / 49.9211; 1.3981
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Dieppe
Canton Neufchâtel-en-Bray
Intercommunality CC Falaises Talou
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Catherine Flamand-Morel
Area1 16.51 km2 (6.37 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 267
 • Density 16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 76049 /76630
Elevation 79–184 m (259–604 ft)
(avg. 160 m or 520 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Avesnes-en-Val is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A small farming commune comprising the village itself and seven hamlets, in the Pays de Bray, situated some 17 miles (27 km) east of Dieppe, at the junction of the D26 and D226 roads.

Population

Historical population of Avesnes-en-Val
Year19621968197519821990199920062014
Population405406372307291268275267
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.Aignan.
  • The church of Saint-Melaine dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The sixteenth century church of Notre-Dame at Villy-le-Haut.

See also

References


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