Saint-Valery-en-Caux
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Seine-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe | |
| Canton | Saint-Valery-en-Caux (main town) | |
| Community association | Côte d'Albâtre | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 52 ' N , 0 ° 42' E | |
| height | 0-80 m | |
| surface | 10.47 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,006 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 383 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 76460 | |
| INSEE code | 76655 | |
| Website | www.ville-saint-valery-en-caux.fr | |
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Saint-Valery-en-Caux is a French municipality with 4006 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Seine-Maritime in the region Normandy . It is located on the Alabaster Coast , part of the French Channel coast. It is the capital of the Pays de Caux, the capital of the canton of the same name .
geography
The municipality is located 30 kilometers from the ports of Dieppe and Fécamp . Steep chalk cliffs rise to the east and west of the town. In addition to fishing boats, the sheltered harbor is home to yachts in particular.
history
The place was first mentioned in 990 as the property of the Benedictine Abbey of Fécamp.
During the Second World War , the British 51st (Highland) Division, encircled by German troops, capitulated here in 1940 . Large parts of the town were destroyed in the course of the war. On January 17, 1945, a serious railway accident occurred in Saint-Valery-en-Caux : The station in Saint-Valery-en-Caux formed the end of the line and was thus a terminus . A train ran over to the track final buffer . 84 people died, 226 were also injured.
Attractions
Buildings
- The half-timbered Maison Henri IV at the harbor dates back to 1540 and houses a museum and a tourist information office.
- A small lighthouse at the harbor entrance dates from 1872.
Monuments
On the eastern cliff, a memorial stone commemorates the British 51st (Highland) Infantry Division. Another memorial commemorates Dieudonné Costes and his co-pilot who flew over the town on September 2, 1930 on the route from Paris to New York .
Twin cities
Inverness in Scotland and Sontheim an der Brenz in Germany are twin cities of Saint-Valery-en-Caux.
Economy and Infrastructure
Today tourism is one of the most important sources of economic income. The Paluel nuclear power plant is located six kilometers southwest of the town .
Sons and daughters
- Jacques-François Ochard (1800–1870), painter and drawing teacher to the young Claude Monet
- Fabien Canu (* 1960), judo world champion
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Peter WB Semmens: Catastrophes on rails. A worldwide documentation. Transpress, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-344-71030-3 , p. 114.