Offranville

Commune in Normandy, France

(2020–2026) Imelda Vandecandelaère^[1]Area17.34 km² (6.70 sq mi)Population3,191 • Density180/km² (480/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation8–92 m (26–302 ft)
(avg. 80 m or 260 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Offranville (French pronunciation: [ɔfʁɑ̃vil]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western 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.

Heraldry

The arms of Offranville are blazoned : Quarterly 1: Or, a cross gules between 16 alerions azure; 2: Barry argent and gules, a lion sable crowned Or; 3: Tierced per fess a: azure, b: Or, a semi-circle couped azure c: argent, 3 ducks sable beaked and membered gules; 4: Gules, 2 batons raguly in saltire Or between a crescent argent and 3 mullets of 5 Or.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,040	—
1975	2,236	+1.32%
1982	2,930	+3.94%
1990	3,059	+0.54%
1999	3,470	+1.41%
2007	3,323	−0.54%
2012	3,309	−0.08%
2017	3,119	−1.18%
Source: INSEE[3]

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

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

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