Varengeville-sur-Mer
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Seine-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe | |
| Canton | Dieppe-1 | |
| Community association | Region of Dieppoise | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 54 ' N , 1 ° 0' E | |
| height | 0-102 m | |
| surface | 10.75 km 2 | |
| Residents | 957 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 89 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 76119 | |
| INSEE code | 76720 | |
| Website | http://www.varengeville-sur-mer.fr/ | |
.JPG) The beach and cliffs at Vasterival. |
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Varengeville-sur-Mer is a French commune with 957 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Seine-Maritime in the region Normandy . The inhabitants are called Varengevillais. In Varengeville is the grave of Georges Braque (he also designed a stained glass window for a chapel in Varengeville-sur-Mer). Claude Monet painted several landscapes of Varengeville.
geography
Varengeville-sur-Mer is located in the north-west of France, on the English Channel, on the steep coast to the sea.
Population development
In the year 1793 1196 inhabitants, always over 1000 inhabitants, from 1901 (996 inhabitants) for several decades almost always under 1000 inhabitants, since 1982 again continuously over 1000 inhabitants.
Attractions
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- Manoir d'Ango , the summer palace of Jehan Ango (Jean Ango), Italian Renaissance around 1540
- Bois des Moutiers ( Edwin Lutyens mansion with extensive garden )
- Les Jardins de Vasterival (park)
- Jardin Shamrock, hydrangea collection
- Saint-Valery de Varengeville-sur-Mer, the church of Varengeville with the tomb of Georges Braque and stained glass windows designed by him
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Personalities
buried in Varengeville-sur-Mer:
- Jehan Ango (Jean Ango), (1480–1551) famous Norman shipowner and navigator
- Georges Braque (1882–1963), French painter
- Albert Roussel (1869–1937), French composer
- Georges de Porto-Riche (1849–1930), French writer and dramaturge
- Paul Nelson (1895–1979), French architect of American origin
- Jean Francis Auburtin (1866–1930), French painter, died in Varengeville
Stay in Varengeville:
- Claude Monet (1840–1926), painted Varengeville in several landscapes
- Joan Miró (1893–1983), painted in Varengeville in the summer of 1938–40
Web links
Commons : Varengeville-sur-Mer - Collection of images, videos and audio files
