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Oherville | |
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.jpg) Chateaud'Auffay | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Oherville | |
  Oherville  Oherville | |
| Coordinates:49°43′18″N0°40′45″E / 49.7217°N 0.6792°E /49.7217; 0.6792 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Saint-Valery-en-Caux |
| Intercommunality | CC Côte d'Albâtre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Hervé Jolly[1] |
Area 1 | 4.57 km2 (1.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 233 |
| • Density | 51.0/km2 (132/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76483 /76560 |
| Elevation | 42–142 m (138–466 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Oherville (French pronunciation:[ɔɛʁvij]) is a farmingcommune in theSeine-Maritimedepartment in theNormandy region in northernFrance.
It is located in thePays de Caux, situated some 30 miles (48 km) northeast ofLe Havre, at the junction of the D131 and D105 roads in thewooded valley of the riverDurdent.
The name comes is from the Germanic man's name ‘’Odardus’’ and from theLatin ‘’villa’’.
The commune is made up of the union of two hamlets, Oherville, first mentioned in 1240 and Auffray, mentioned in 1040.
The existence of afeudalmotte indicates the presence of amedieval castle.
The firstseigneurs of the place are mentioned in 1170. In theMiddle Ages it was a dependency of the Duchy of Longueville. Oherville was afiefdom under the lordship of Veauville until the 16th century. The village's position by the banks of theDurdent led to the construction of mills used for purposes including grinding corn, pressing of oil and the production oflinen fromflax. Traces of some mills can still be found.
| The arms of Oherville areblazoned: Vert, on a bend sinister wavy argent between a trout argent and a garb (of wheat) Or, a mill wheel bendwise sinisterin trian aspect proper. |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 186 | — |
| 1975 | 168 | −1.44% |
| 1982 | 170 | +0.17% |
| 1990 | 164 | −0.45% |
| 1999 | 160 | −0.27% |
| 2007 | 183 | +1.69% |
| 2012 | 217 | +3.47% |
| 2017 | 228 | +0.99% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
