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Country
  
France

Department
  
Seine-Maritime

Population (2011)
  
569

Area
  
4.75 km²

Arrondissement
  
Dieppe

Region
  
Normandy

Canton
  
Dieppe-2

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Tuesday 4:15 AM

Derchigny

Weather
  
7°C, Wind NW at 27 km/h, 83% Humidity

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 is the reunion of two ancient communes, Derchigny and Graincourt.

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Map of 76370 Derchigny, France

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.

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.

    • References

    Derchigny Wikipedia
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