Penly
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| local community | Petit-Caux | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Seine-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 59 ′ N , 1 ° 14 ′ E | |
| Post Code | 76630 | |
| Former INSEE code | 76496 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Penly is a commune Déléguée in the French commune of Petit-Caux with 493 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Seine-Maritime in the region Normandy .
geography
Penly lies on the English Channel on the chalk cliffs of the Alabaster coast at an altitude of 114 m . Penly has an area of 406 hectares.
history
Penly was mentioned as Pentoi in 1028 , and in 1059 in connection with a foundation that concerned the then Church of Penly and the Abbey of Le Tréport .
The municipality of Penly was merged with 17 other municipalities to form Commune nouvelle Petit-Caux on January 1st, 2016 . Since then it has had the status of a Commune déléguée.
Attractions
- St. Denis de Penly : from the 13th century, the church, which is worth seeing, was later changed.
economy
There is a nuclear power plant in Penly . The Penly nuclear power plant (commissioning of the two units in 1982 and 1992) provides around 80% of the annual electricity consumption in Normandy . It can be visited. The main sources of income are agriculture (grain, vegetables) and livestock , especially cattle . The nuclear power plant operated by EDF offers 656 jobs.
