Offranville

Offranville

Offranville

Commune in Normandy, France

Offranville (French pronunciation: [ɔfʁɑ̃vil]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.

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Geography

A small town of farming and light industry situated in the Pays de Caux at the junction of the D55, the D54 and the D237 roads, some 5 miles (8.0 km) south-west of Dieppe. The river Scie forms most of the commune's eastern border with Saint-Aubin-sur-Scie.

Heraldry

Arms of Offranville
 The arms of Offranville are blazoned :
Quarterly 1: Or, a cross gules between 16 alerions azure; 2: Barry argent and gules, a lion sable crowned Or; 3: Tierced per fess a: azure, b: Or, a semi-circle couped azure c: argent, 3 ducks sable beaked and membered gules; 4: Gules, 2 batons raguly in saltire Or between a crescent argent and 3 mullets of 5 Or.



Population

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People

Jacques-Émile Blanche (1861–1942), artist, lived and died here.

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Ouen, dating from the sixteenth century, with a twisted spire.
  • A 1000-year-old yew tree, 7 metres (23 feet) in circumference.
  • Three châteaux and their parks.
  • The Jacques-Émile Blanche museum.

Twin towns

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. [3]
    Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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