Le Tréport

Le Tréport
Le Tréport
Administration
Country France
Region Upper Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Dieppe
Canton Eu
Intercommunality Gros Jacques
Mayor Alain Longuent
(2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation 0–103 m (0–338 ft)
(avg. 20 m/66 ft)
Land area1 6.77 km2 (2.61 sq mi)
Population2 5,820  (2006)
 - Density 860 /km2 (2,200 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 76711/ 76470
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Le Tréport is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

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Geography

A small fishing port and light industrial town situated in the Pays de Caux, some 21 miles (34 km) northeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D940, the D78 and the D1015 roads. The mouth of the Bresle river meets the English Channel here, in between the high (110 metres) chalk cliffs and the pebbly beach. Le Tréport is also a sea-side resort and home to a casino.

Population

Historical population of Le Tréport
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Population 6136 6328 6816 6455 6227 5990 5820
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Main sights

People

Paul Paray, conductor, was born here in 1886.

Miscellaneous

The three towns of Le Tréport, Eu and Mers-les-Bains are known locally as the Three sisters.

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