Smermesnil

Smermesnil
Commune
Location of Smermesnil
Smermesnil Smermesnil
Coordinates: 49°50′32″N 1°28′26″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Neufchâtel-en-Bray
Intercommunality	CC Londinières
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bruno Grandsire
Area 1	12.81 km2 (4.95 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	365
• Density	28/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76677 /76660
Elevation	117–218 m (384–715 ft) (avg. 211 m or 692 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

A farming commune created from three ancient parishes and situated at the 2nd highest point in the department, between the valleys of the Yères and the Eaulne rivers in the Pays de Bray. The commune is about 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D920, D14 and D59 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	446	—
1975	285	−6.20%
1982	267	−0.93%
1990	218	−2.50%
1999	250	+1.53%
2007	366	+4.88%
2012	421	+2.84%
2017	407	−0.67%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

• The château, built with stone from the ancient abbey de Foucarmont.
• The church of St. Martin, dating from the thirteenth century.
• The church of St. Jean, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The church of St. Madeleine, dating from the sixteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department