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Country
  
France

Department
  
Seine-Maritime

Intercommunality
  
Dieppe

Area
  
17.34 km²

Arrondissement
  
Dieppe

Region
  
Normandy

Canton
  
Offranville

Population (2006)
  
3,643

Local time
  
Thursday 1:46 AM

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Weather
  
6°C, Wind SE at 5 km/h, 91% Humidity

Offranville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in north-western France.

Contents

Map of 76550 Offranville, France

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.

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

  • Thurmaston, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

    • References

    Offranville Wikipedia
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