Derchigny
Derchigny is a former commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Petit-Caux. The local name is Derchigny-Graincourt as the commune resulted from the merger of two former communes, Derchigny and Graincourt, in 1822.
Geography
A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Dieppe, at the junction of the D 54 and the D 925 roads.
Heraldry
The arms of Derchigny are blazoned : Vert, a bend sinister argent between a castle and in base a coffee leaf bendwise sinister.
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Population
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Places of interest
- The church of St.Martin, dating from the eighteenth century.
- The church of St. Valery, dating from the eleventh century.
- The eighteenth-century château de Wargemont (made famous by the owners, the Berard family, being patrons of Auguste Renoir).
- The château de Derchigny, dating from the eighteenth century.
See also
References
- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 26 November 2015 (in French)
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Derchigny, EHESS (in French).
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