Petit-Caux

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Petit-Caux
Petit-Caux (France)
Petit-Caux
region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Dieppe
Canton Dieppe-2
Community association Falaises du Talou
Coordinates 49 ° 57 '  N , 1 ° 13'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 57 '  N , 1 ° 13'  E
height 0-154 m
surface 91.11 km 2
Residents 9,553 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 105 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 76370, 76630, 76910
INSEE code 76618
Website https://www.mairie-petit-caux.fr/

Petit-Caux is a French commune with 9,553 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Seine-Maritime in the region Normandy . It belongs to the Arrondissement Dieppe and the canton Dieppe-2 . The inhabitants are called Caux-Marins .

The municipality was created as Commune nouvelle as part of a regional reform on January 1, 2016 through the merger of the eighteen former municipalities of Assigny , Auquemesnil , Belleville-sur-Mer , Berneval-le-Grand , Biville-sur-Mer , Bracquemont , Brunville , Derchigny , Glicourt , Gouchaupre , Greny , Guilmécourt , Intraville , Penly , Saint-Martin-en-Campagne , Saint-Quentin-au-Bosc , Tocqueville-sur-Eu and Tourville-la-Chapelle , which are now hamlets of Petit-Caux with the status of Representing communes déléguée . Saint-Martin-en-Campagne acts as the “superordinate district” as the administrative center.

geography

Petit-Caux is located directly on the English Channel ( Alabaster Coast ) and is about 15 kilometers east-northeast of Dieppe . Petit-Caux is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Criel-sur-Mer and Touffreville-sur-Eu in the northeast, Canehan and Saint-Martin-la-Gaillard in the east, Bailly-en-Rivière in the south and southeast, Saint-Ouen-sous- Bailly , Envermeu , Bellengreville and Sauchay in the south and Ancourt , Gréges , Martin-Église and Dieppe in the southwest.

structure

District former
INSEE code 		Area (km²) Population (2017)
Assigny 76027 6.05 00380
Auquemesnil 76037 6.34 00259
Belleville-sur-Mer 76073 3.07 00959
Berneval-le-Grand 76081 5.56 1,409
Biville-sur-Mer 76098 5.30 00841
Bracquemont 76137 4.84 00850
Brunville 76145 3.92 00247
Derchigny 76215 4.75 00584
Glicourt 76301 4.58 00268
Gouchaupre 76310 4.34 00194
Greny 76326 4.06 00122
Guilmécourt 76337 7.92 00414
Intraville 76376 4.66 00312
Penly 76496 4.06 00493
Saint-Martin-en-Campagne (administrative headquarters) 76618 6.85 1,293
Saint-Quentin-au-Bosc 76643 3.50 00107
Tocqueville-sur-Eu 76696 3.60 00215
Tourville-la-Chapelle 76704 7.71 00606

Attractions

Assigny

  • Saint-Médard church
  • War memorial

Auquemesnil

  • Saint Laurent Church
  • War memorial

Belleville-sur-Mer

  • Notre-Dame church
  • War memorial

Berneval-le-Grand

  • church

Biville-sur-Mer

  • Saint-Rémi church
  • War memorial
  • Public library

Bracquemont

  • Notre-Dame church

Brunville

  • Saint-Adrien Church

Derchigny

  • Wargemont Castle

Glicourt

  • Saint-Martin church from the 13th century with later modifications

Gouchaupre

  • Saint-Jean-Baptiste church

Greny

  • Church of Sainte-Anne

Guilmécourt

  • Saint-Waast church

Intraville

  • Saint-Séverin-et-Saint-Pierre church

Penly

  • Saint-Denis church from the 13th century

Saint-Martin-en-Campagne

  • Saint-Martin church from the 15th century

Saint-Quentin-au-Bosc

  • church

Tocqueville-sur-Eu

  • Sainte-Trinité church

Tourville-la-Chapelle

  • Notre-Dame church

  • Saint-Médard church in Assigny

  • Saint Laurent church in Auquemesnil

  • Notre-Dame church in Belleville-sur-Mer

  • Berneval-le-Grand church

  • Saint-Rémi church in Biville-sur-Mer

  • Notre-Dame church in Bracquemont

  • Saint Adrien Church in Brunville

  • Wargemont Castle in Derchigny

  • Saint Martin Church in Glicourt

  • Saint-Jean-Baptiste church in Gouchaupre

  • Church of Sainte-Anne in Greny

  • Saint-Waast church in Guilmécourt

  • Saint-Séverin-et-Saint-Pierre church in Intraville

  • Saint-Denis church in Penly

  • Saint-Martin church in Saint-Martin-en-Campagne

  • Sainte-Trinité church in Tocqueville-sur-Eu

economy

There is a nuclear power plant in the districts of Penly and Saint-Martin-en-Campagne . 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.

Aerial view of the Penly nuclear facility

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Petit-Caux  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ French Statistics Institute ( www.insee.fr )