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 6 mi 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 (Yorkshire, Appelgard 1160 ) and Épégard (Eure, Alpegard 1199 ).

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.