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The arrondissement of Dieppe is an arrondissement of France in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy région. It has 343 communes. Its population is 237,203 (2016), and its area is 3,120.3 km 2 (1,204.8 sq mi). Composition. The communes of the arrondissement of Dieppe, and their INSEE codes, are:
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The 3 arrondissements of the Seine-Maritime department are: [1] Arrondissement of Dieppe, ( subprefecture: Dieppe) with 343 communes. [2] The population of the arrondissement was 237,203 in 2016. Arrondissement of Le Havre, (subprefecture: Le Havre) with 149 communes.
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First recorded as a small fishing settlement in 1030, Dieppe was an important prize fought over during the Hundred Years' War.Dieppe housed the most advanced French school of cartography in the 16th century. Two of France's best navigators, Michel le Vasseur and his brother Thomas le Vasseur, lived in Dieppe when they were recruited to join the exp...
Dieppe belongs to the Pays de Caux, lying along the Alabaster Coast in the region of Normandy.It is located on the Channel coast, north of Rouen at the mouth of the river Arques and lies east of the mouth of the river Scie.
Mentioned as Deppae in 1015–1029, Dieppa in 1030, then in the 12th century: Deppa, Deupa and Diopa. From Old English dēop or Old Norse djúpr "deep", same meaning. The Nominalization from an Old English or Norse adjective, being unusual, dēop / djúpr could be followed by the Old English word ǣ / ea or Old Norse á"stream, river" (cf. Djúpá, river in ...
View of Dieppe's Grand quaiWalter Sickert, The Basket Shop, Rue St Jean, Dieppe, c.1911 - 1912, Aberdeen Art GalleryGeorges Boillot winning the 1912 French Grand Prixin DieppeThe castle, Château de Dieppe, which survived the 1694 bombardment, is now a museum and exhibition space, with a strong maritime collection. A rich collection of 17th- and 18th-century ivory carvings, including lacy folding fans, for which Dieppe was known, and the furnishings and papers of Camille Saint-Saëns. The castle's interior courtyard is pi...
Dieppe railway station, operated by SNCF, has frequent departures for Rouen-Rive-Droite. SNCF operates also buses to Gisors-Embranchement through Serqueux. Dieppe has a ferry port with direct services to the English town of Newhaven, situated at the mouth of the River Ouse in East Sussex. The twice-daily service to the Port of Newhaven is operated ...
The current mayor of Dieppe is Nicolas Langlois. A member of the French Communist Party, he was elected in 2017, and re-elected in 2020.
Historically a major fishing hub, it is still home to a large ferry port and one of the busiest ports in Europe; in the 17th century the Dieppe Company operated from the port. Until the mid-19th century the Ave Maria lace, a hand-made lace manufacturer, was largely based in Dieppe. The town is now home to the Alpine Automobilesglobal headquarters.
The town is home to FC Dieppe, one of the oldest footballclubs in the country having been founded in 1896.
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Despite the city’s young age, the land on which Dieppe stands has been inhabited for centuries. Monuments have been erected throughout the city to highlight the contributions of these first inhabitants, and some areas have also been designated as heritage sites.
Dieppe is a commune in Upper Normandy. Dieppe is in the Arrondissement of Dieppe in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region of northern France . The population stands at 34,000.
