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.[3]

Derchigny
Part of Petit-Caux
Coat of arms
Location of Derchigny
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Coordinates: 49°56′19″N 1°11′19″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Dieppe-2
Commune	Petit-Caux
Area 1	4.75 km2 (1.83 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]	589
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	76370
Elevation	40–116 m (131–381 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

Heraldry

The arms of Derchigny are blazoned : Vert, a bend sinister argent between a castle and in base a coffee leaf bendwise sinister.

Population

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.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

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