Étaimpuis

Étaimpuis
Commune
An aerial view of Etaimpuis-Biennais, during World War II
Étaimpuis
Location within Normandy region
Étaimpuis
Coordinates: 49°38′48″N 1°08′41″E / 49.6467°N 1.1447°E / 49.6467; 1.1447Coordinates: 49°38′48″N 1°08′41″E / 49.6467°N 1.1447°E / 49.6467; 1.1447
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Dieppe
Canton Luneray
Intercommunality CC Terroir de Caux
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Hubert Daumalle
Area1 10.6 km2 (4.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 611
 • Density 58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 76249 /76850
Elevation 132–171 m (433–561 ft)
(avg. 150 m or 490 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.

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

Geography

A farming commune consisting of several villages and hamlets situated in the Pays de Caux, some 20 miles (32 km) south of Dieppe at the junction of the D57, D100 and the D225 roads. The A29 autoroute crosses the southern part of the commune’s territory.

History

The commune was formed in 1824 by the merger of the 3 former parishes of Biennais, Étaimpuis and Leuilly.

Population

Historical population of Étaimpuis
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population376388405508550523611
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 church of St.Martin at Étaimpuis, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The church of St.Martin at Biennais, dating from the seventeenth century.

See also

References


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