Saint-Valery-en-Caux
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Saint-Valery-en-Caux is a seaside town and commune of the Seine Maritime département, Haute-Normandie région, Normandy, France, located 30 km west of Dieppe and 30 km east of Fécamp.
It is said to have been founded by Benedictine monks in 990 CE. It is a small fishing port in a sheltered basin surrounded by high chalk cliffs, its main source of income is now tourism. It has a population of around 6,000.
It is best known as the place where the British 51st (Highland) Infantry Division and French troops surrendered to Erwin Rommel on June 12 1940. The town was largely destroyed in the fighting in 1940. During the action French Cavalry on horseback faced German tanks.
[edit] Town Twinning
The town is twinned with:
[edit] External links
- Website of Saint-Valéry-en-Caux in French and English under development
- The City of Inverness Town Twinning - St Valéry en Caux
- Website of Aeroclub Cauchois (LFOS) (French) discover Normandy from air.
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