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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Martin-Église

Martin-Église (French pronunciation: [maʁtɛ̃ eɡliz]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A village of light industry and farming situated by the banks of the river Arques in the Pays de Caux, immediately to the southeast of Dieppe, at the junction of the D1, the D54 and the D100 roads.

Heraldry

Arms of Martin-Église
Arms of Martin-Église
The arms of Martin-Église are blazoned :
Per chevron and per pale Or and azure, a chevron counterchanged between 3 lanceheads inverted counterchanged sable and argent.



Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968942—    
19751,093+2.15%
19821,185+1.16%
19901,167−0.19%
19991,331+1.47%
20071,477+1.31%
20091,547+2.34%
20121,527−0.43%
20141,542+0.49%
20171,587+0.96%
20201,605+0.38%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

  • An obelisk commemorating the battle of Arques, inaugurated in 1827 by the Duchesse de Berry.
  • The eighteenth-century château de Thibermont.
  • The church of St.Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The sixteenth-century stone cross.
  • A fourteenth-century bridge.
  • The British War Cemetery in nearby Arques-la-Bataille.
  • Some ancient ruins at Chateau d'Arques-la-Bataille in nearby Dieppe.

See also

References

  1. ^ Liste des maires du département de la Seine-Maritime, 10 August 2020
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE