Auppegard
Auppegard is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some south of Dieppe at the junction of the D108 and D308 roads.Etymology
Appelgart 1160; Anglo-Norse place name æppel > apple and gardr > yard, garden. Like Applegarth and Épégard.It shows, that apples have been grown in Normandy for a long time, probably already to make cider.
Places of interest
- The sixteenth-century church of St.Pierre, with a twisted spire.
- The seventeenth-century château.