Argueil

Commune in Normandy, France

(2020–2026) Isabelle Bréquigny^[1]Area6.95 km² (2.68 sq mi)Population348 • Density50/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation100–210 m (330–690 ft)
(avg. 113 m or 371 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Argueil (French pronunciation: [aʁɡœj]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village in the Pays de Bray, situated some 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D921 and D41 roads. It is the smallest chef-lieu of any canton in the department.

Heraldry

The arms of Argueil are blazoned : Azure, a cross couped argent between, in chief 3 fleurs de lys and in base a mont of 3 peaks Or.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	389	—
1975	374	−0.56%
1982	395	+0.78%
1990	379	−0.52%
1999	366	−0.39%
2007	341	−0.88%
2012	335	−0.35%
2017	341	+0.36%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• The church of St.Maurice, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The manoir d'Argueil, dating from the sixteenth century
• Some old houses and the remains of a donjon in the park of the chateau.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References