Paluel
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Seine-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe | |
| Canton | Saint-Valery-en-Caux | |
| Community association | Côte d'Albâtre | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 50 ' N , 0 ° 38' E | |
| height | 0-96 m | |
| surface | 10.87 km 2 | |
| Residents | 432 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 40 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 76450 | |
| INSEE code | 76493 | |
Paluel is a French commune in the department of Seine-Maritime in the region Normandy with an area of 1087 hectares and 432 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017). The tourist resort , the name of which is derived from the swamps ( Latin palus ) in the lower Durdent valley , is located on the Alabaster coast at a height of 9 meters above sea level . It was created in 1825 by merging the two municipalities of Paluel and Conteville.
history
Archaeological excavations unearthed the remains of a Gallo-Roman construction decorated with mosaics near the corridor called La Rosé .
A church that was dependent on Fécamp Abbey existed from 988, a leper home until 1695.
After the Allies landed in World War II , the American camp Lucky Strike housed up to 300,000 people.
The French electricity company EDF built the Paluel nuclear power plant between 1977 and 1986 , which covers around six to seven percent of French demand.
Attractions
- St. Martin de Paluel Church (13th / 16th century)
- Church of St. Pierre de Conteville (12th / 16th century) and its baptismal font (13th century)
- Notre-Dame de Janville chapel and Janville Castle (17th century) with park and pigeon house
- Château de Bertheauville
- Conteville Castle
The GR 21 long-distance hiking trail (Grande Randonnée) leads through the village .
economy
The nuclear power plant offers 1,257 jobs. Other sources of income are tourism (camping site, guest rooms), agriculture (grain, sugar beet, vegetables, linen) and cattle breeding (cattle, horses). The place has a small airfield.
