Le Tréport
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Le Tréport | ||
Location within Upper Normandy region Le Tréport | ||
Coordinates: 50°04′N 1°22′E / 50.06°N 1.37°ECoordinates: 50°04′N 1°22′E / 50.06°N 1.37°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Upper Normandy | |
Department | Seine-Maritime | |
Arrondissement | Dieppe | |
Canton | Eu | |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes interrégionale de Bresle Maritime | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Alain Longuent | |
Area1 | 6.77 km2 (2.61 sq mi) | |
Population (2011)2 | 5,261 | |
• Density | 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 76711 / 76470 | |
Elevation |
0–103 m (0–338 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) | |
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 north-western France.
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 D 940, the D 78 and the D 1015 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
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2005 | 2006 | 2010 | 2011 |
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Population | 6136 | 6328 | 6816 | 6455 | 6227 | 5990 | 5719 | 5698 | 5255 | 5261 |
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |
Main sights
- The remains of an eleventh-century abbey.
- The chapel of St. Julien.
- The lighthouse.
- The new funicular, built in 2006, linking the town with the cliff-tops.
- The church of St. Jacques, dating from the fourteenth century.
- Two museums.
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.
See also
- Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
- Seine-Maritime
- Normandy
- The works of Maxime Real del Sarte
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Le Tréport. |
- Website of Le Tréport - Eu - Mers (French)
- Le Tréport on the Quid website (French)
- Ville du Tréport en photo, musée du Tréport, musée de la poupée contemporaine (French)