Seine-Maritime department

Seine-Maritime
region	Normandy
prefecture	Rouen
Sub-prefecture (s)	Dieppe Le Havre
Residents	1,254,378 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Population density	200 inhabitants per km²
surface	6,278.37 km²
Arrondissements	3
Community associations	21st
Cantons	35
Communities	708
President of the Department Council	Pascal Martin
ISO-3166-2 code	FR-76
Location of the department of Seine-Maritime in the region Normandy

The Seine-Maritime [ sɛnmaʀitim ] is the French department with the atomic number 76. It is in the north of the country in the region Normandy and after the river Seine and its maritime named location.

geography

The Seine-Maritime department borders in the south on the Eure department , with which it formed the Haute-Normandie region, in the west and north on the English Channel and in the east on the Somme and Oise departments of the Hauts-de-France region .

The most important river is the Seine , which flows into the English Channel at Le Havre .

coat of arms

Description: In red, two running, gold-looking, blue-tongued and blue-armored lions separated by a white wavy bar .

history

The department was founded in 1792 under the name Seine-Inférieure and consisted of the seven districts Cany , Caudebec-en-Caux , Dieppe , Gournay , Montivilliers , Neufchâtel , Rouen . In 1800 the arrondissements of Dieppe , Le Havre , Rouen , Neufchâtel and Yvetot were founded, the latter two were dissolved in 1926. In 1955 the department received its current name Seine-Maritime .

From 1960 to 2015 it belonged to the Haute-Normandie region , which became part of the Normandy region in 2016 .

Cities

The most populous municipalities in the Seine-Maritime department are:

city	Population (2017)	Arrondissement
Le Havre	170.147	Le Havre
Rouen	110.145	Rouen
Dieppe	29,080	Dieppe
Sotteville-lès-Rouen	28,965	Rouen
Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray	28,641	Rouen
Le Grand-Quevilly	25,698	Rouen
Le Petit-Quevilly	21,995	Rouen
Mont-Saint-Aignan	18,850	Rouen
Fécamp	18,641	Le Havre
Elbeuf	16,166	Rouen

Administrative division

The Seine-Maritime department is divided into 3 arrondissements , 35 cantons and 708 communes :

Communes and arrondissements in the Seine-Maritime department

Arrondissement	Cantons	Communities	Residents January 1, 2017	Area km²	Density of population / km²	Code INSEE
Dieppe	7th	345	235.945	3,120.17	76	761
Le Havre	12	149	387.249	1,221.22	317	762
Rouen	18th	217	631.184	1,936.98	326	763
Seine-Maritime department	35	708	1,254,378	6,278.37	200	76

See also:

• List of communes in the Seine-Maritime department
• List of cantons in the Seine-Maritime department
• List of associations of municipalities in the Seine-Maritime department

Culture and sights

Impressive cliffs on the Alabaster coast of Normandy , lots of green in the Pays de Caux , apple trees and Norman thatched-roof houses determine the landscape of the Seine-Maritime department. Rouen is the capital of Upper Normandy. In total, the Métropole Rouen Normandy consists of 71 municipalities and has 494,400 inhabitants. By the Seine-Maritime department, the valley attracts Its that big here meander draws. Also on the Seine is the Jumièges Abbey , which Victor Hugo described as the most beautiful ruin in France. In the restaurants in this area you can try the following culinary specialties: Neufchâtel cheese from the town of the same name, herring from Le Tréport, trout and salmon from Bresle, fish soup from Dieppe, duck “à la rouennaise”.

climate

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Dieppe , 37 meters above sea level Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 7th 7th 9 11 15th 17th 19th 20th 19th 15th 10 8th O 13.1 Min. Temperature (° C) 2 2 3 5 8th 11 13 13 11 8th 5 3 O 7th Temperature (° C) 4.5 4.5 6.0 8.5 11.5 14.0 16.0 16.5 15.0 11.5 7.5 5.5 O 10.1 Precipitation ( mm ) 65 57 52 45 53 55 60 65 75 77 92 75 Σ 771 Rainy days ( d ) 12 11 11 10 10 8th 9 10 11 10 13 12 Σ 127 Water temperature (° C) 9 7th 7th 9 11 13 16 17th 16 15th 13 11 O 12 T e m p e r a t u r 7th 2 7th 2 9 3 11 5 15th 8th 17th 11 19th 13 20th 13 19th 11 15th 8th 10 5 8th 3 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec N i e d e r s c h l a g 65 57 52 45 53 55 60 65 75 77 92 75   Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Source: Jean-Noël Darde: Plages et côtes de France. Éditions Balland, Paris 1991

Days per year with

• Rainfalls over 1 mm: 125
• Frost: 37
  • First frost: November 14th
  • Last frost: April 10th
• Snow: 9
• Thunderstorm: 11
• Hail: 4

Status: 1991

Web links

Commons : Département Seine-Maritime  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Seine-Maritime department (French)
• Prefecture of the Seine-Maritime department (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.seinemaritime.net/institution/le-president.html accessed on April 26, 2015

Coordinates: 49 ° 27 '  N , 1 ° 5'  E