Derchigny Explained

Derchigny
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Derchigny.svg
Arrondissement:Dieppe
Canton:Dieppe-2
Insee:76215
Postal Code:76370
Commune:Petit-Caux
Coordinates:49.9386°N 1.1886°W
Elevation M:100
Elevation Min M:40
Elevation Max M:116
Area Km2:4.75
Population:589
Population Date:2019
Population Footnotes:[1]

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.[2] The local name is Derchigny-Graincourt as the commune resulted from the merger of two former communes, Derchigny and Graincourt, in 1822.

Geography

A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 5miles east of Dieppe, at the junction of the D 54 and the D 925 roads.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/6011070/ensemble.pdf Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019
  2. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2015/11/26/INTB1532669A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral