Saint-Aubin-Épinay Explained

Saint-Aubin-Épinay
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Rouen
Canton:	Darnétal
Insee:	76560
Postal Code:	76160
Mayor:	Benoît Anquetin^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Métropole Rouen Normandie
Coordinates:	49.423°N 1.178°W
Elevation M:	44
Elevation Min M:	35
Elevation Max M:	159
Area Km2:	9.83

Saint-Aubin-Épinay (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃.t‿obɛ̃ epinɛ/) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.

Geography

A farming village situated just 4miles southeast of the centre of Rouen near the junction of the D 7, D 42 and the D 91 roads. The small river Aubette has its source within the commune's borders.

History

Commune created in 1823 by the reunion of the former communes of Épinay and Saint-Aubin-la-Rivière.

Places of interest

• The church of St. Aubin in Saint-Aubin-la-Rivière, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The manorhouse du Meslay.
• A watermill.
• The seventeenth-century church of Notre-Dame in Épinay-sur-Aubette.
• A dovecote.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.