Smermesnil

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Smermesnil
Smermesnil (France)
Smermesnil
region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Dieppe
Canton Neufchâtel-en-Bray
Community association Londinières
Coordinates 49 ° 51 ′  N , 1 ° 28 ′  E Coordinates: 49 ° 51 ′  N , 1 ° 28 ′  E
height 117-218 m
surface 12.81 km 2
Residents 407 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 32 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 76660
INSEE code 76677

Smermesnil is a French municipality with 407 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Seine-Maritime department in the region Normandy (before 2016 Haute-Normandie ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement Dieppe and to the communal association Communauté de communes de Londinières, founded in 2000 . The residents call themselves Smermesnilais .

geography

Smermesnil is located in the Norman part of the Pays de Bray landscape on a plateau between the Yeres and Eaulne rivers, which flow parallel to the English Channel , about 30 kilometers east-southeast of the coastal town of Dieppe . Fields and meadows characterize the 12.81 km² area with little forest. There are no surface rivers on the clayey soil. On the eastern edge of the community area there is a wind farm about five kilometers long. The hamlets of Lignemare, La Leuqueue, Houppelande (partially) and Crimont belong to Smermesmil . Smermesnil is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Preuseville in the north, Callengeville in the east and southeast, Clais in the south, Bailleul-Neuville in the southwest, Saint-Pierre-des-Jonquières in the west and Puisenval in the northwest. Four kilometers to the east, Smermesnil has a connection to the A28 autoroute .

history

The history of Smermesnil is closely related to that of its castle. From the end of the 19th century it was used as an orphanage and later as a rural household center. A Catholic school has been located on the castle grounds since the 1980s. From 1906 until the closure in 1947 there was a stop in Smermesnil on the branch line Amiens  - Aumale  - Envermeu . During the Second World War, an Allied bombardment during Operation Crossbow on December 23, 1943 resulted in 14 deaths. In 1823 the previously independent municipalities of Lignemare and La Leuqueue were incorporated into the municipality of Smermesnil.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2005 2016
Residents 414 446 285 367 218 250 332 404
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

In 1851 the highest number of inhabitants to date was determined with 557 inhabitants.

Attractions

  • Sainte-Madeleine church, reconstructed in 1850
  • Saint-Martin church in the Lignemare district
  • Castle in the Crimont district

Economy and Infrastructure

Smermesnil is still rural. There are 15 farms in the municipality, which are mainly engaged in dairy farming and animal feed.

In addition to the Catholic school in the castle, there is a primary school in the community

The municipality of Smermesnil is a bit away from the nationally important transport connections. The former Route nationale 320 leads through the municipality from Londinières to the junction with the Autoroute A28 . The nearest train stations are in Envermeu, 17 kilometers away, or in Blangy-sur-Bresle, 20 kilometers away .

supporting documents

  1. ^ Norbert Dufour and Christian Doré (préf. Daniel Pégisse), L'Enfer des V1 en Seine-Maritime durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, Luneray, Bertout, 1993, 295 p. ( ISBN 978-2-86743-179-1 ), pp. 101-102
  2. ↑ Smermesnil on cassini.ehess.fr (French)
  3. ↑ Smermesnil on insee.fr
  4. ↑ Farms in Smermesnil asuf annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

Commons : Smermesnil  - collection of images