Veulettes-sur-Mer

Veulettes-sur-Mer
region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Saint-Valery-en-Caux
Community association	Côte d'Albâtre
Coordinates	49 ° 51 ' N , 0 ° 36' E Coordinates: 49 ° 51 ' N , 0 ° 36' E
height	0-81 m
surface	4.71 km 2
Residents	275 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	58 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	76450
INSEE code	76736
	; Transition from the sandy beach to the 71 m high cliff Le Câtelier

Veulettes-sur-Mer (1801 still with the spelling Veulette ) is a French municipality with 275 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Seine-Maritime department in the region of Normandy . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Dieppe and to the Côte d'Albâtre community association founded in 2016 .

geography

The municipality is located in the Pays de Caux countryside on the Alabaster Coast , about 20 kilometers northeast of the port city of Fécamp . Neighboring municipalities of Veulettes-sur-Mer are Paluel in the northeast, Malleville-les-Grès in the southeast, Auberville-la-Manuel in the south and Saint-Martin-aux-Buneaux in the southwest.

Veulettes-sur-Mer beach section

The north-eastern border of the municipality is marked by the coastal river Durdent , which flows into the English Channel here . On the opposite bank of the Durdent is the Paluel nuclear power plant built into the cliffs of the coast . The coastal section of the municipality of Veulettes-sur-Mer is largely characterized by cliffs that rise up to 70 meters above the surf. Near the Durdent estuary there is a 1000 meter long flat sandy beach with the typical tourist infrastructure. The village extends over the slopes on the edge of the Durdent valley to the cliffs. The woodless high plateau in the west of the municipality is characterized by four large wind turbines.

history

The first traces of settlement in the Veulettes-sur-Mer area were found in the time of the Celts, who called the place Werlestes or Wellettes . After the Gallo-Roman period, the village appeared in a bull of Pope Benedict IX in 1044 . which confirmed the cession of the area to the monks of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Ouen in Rouen . The origins of the Saint-Valéry church also date back to the first half of the 11th century. In the 15th century, the Claquedent harbor in Veulettes was destroyed by a heavy flood. There were plans of Napoleon to build a military port against the English fleet on the site, but they never came to fruition.

The first census after the French Revolution found 442 residents. The previous high was reached in 1954 with 457 inhabitants. On April 11, 1937, the official parish name was changed from Veulettes to Veulettes-sur-Mer . From the 1950s, due to the introduction of paid holidays and the construction of motorways and expressways from Paris to the coast, tourism in the municipality grew strongly. Today around 3,000 guests relax in Veulettes-sur-Mer during the summer season, which increases the population tenfold during this time.

Population development

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2016
439	363	342	369	299	296	327	277
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint-Valéry Church, Monument historique
Câtelier cliff with a Gallo-Roman oppidum and burial caves ("tombeau de Gargantua", " Tomb of Gargantua ").
Chapel at Chemin du Calvaire
several wayside crosses

Saint-Valéry church

Economy and Infrastructure

Agriculture only plays a subordinate role in the community (there are six farms that grow grain and breed horses). Most jobs are offered by tourism (hotels, guest houses, restaurants, holiday homes, casino operations).

Veulettes-sur-Mer is connected to the surrounding towns and communities by a well-developed road network in all directions. In Saint-Valery-en-Caux , ten kilometers away, there are rail connections to the French heartland. The city of Yvetot , 33 kilometers south, is a traffic junction with motorway connections ( A29 , A150 ).