Aumale
Aumale, formerly known as Albemarle, is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France. It lies on the River Bresle.History
The town's Latin name was Alba Marla. It was raised by William the Bastard into a county, for his half-sister, Adelaide of Normandy. It was then held by various Norman and English nobles until its confiscation in 1196 by Philip II of France. Thereafter it was held by the houses of Dammartin, Castile, Harcourt, and Lorraine. In 1547, it was raised to the status of a duchy for Francis of Lorraine. It passed to the house of Savoy, from whom Louis XIV purchased the title in 1675 in order to bestow it upon one of his bastards as an appanage. In 1769, it passed to the house of Orleans. The English Earls of Albemarle, meanwhile, also derive their name from the area.Geography
A village of farming and associated light industry, situated in the valley of the Bresle River of the Norman Pays de Bray in Normandy on the border with Picardy. It is around southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D 916, D 920, D 929 and D 49 roads. The A29 autoroute passes through the commune's northern sector. SNCF, the French railway has a TER station here, on the Beauvais – Le Tréport-Mers line.Heraldry
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