Smermesnil

Smermesnil
Smermesnil
Location within Normandy region  Smermesnil
Coordinates: 49°50′32″N 1°28′26″E / 49.8422°N 1.4739°ECoordinates: 49°50′32″N 1°28′26″E / 49.8422°N 1.4739°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Londinières
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Michel Flahaut
Area^1	12.81 km^2 (4.95 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	439
• Density	34/km^2 (89/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	76677 / 76660
Elevation	117–218 m (384–715 ft) (avg. 211 m or 692 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.

Smermesnil is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

Geography

A farming commune created from three ancient parishes and situated at the 2nd highest point in the department, between the valleys of the Yères and the Eaulne rivers in the Pays de Bray. The commune is about 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D920, D14 and D59 roads.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
414	446	285	267	218	250	439
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The château, built with stone from the ancient abbey de Foucarmont.
• The church of St. Martin, dating from the thirteenth century.
• The church of St. Jean, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The church of St. Madeleine, dating from the sixteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
• Seine-Maritime
• Normandy

References

• INSEE

External links

• Smermesnil on the Quid website (French)