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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:
- 3,120.3 km² (1,204.8 sq mi)
- Seine-Maritime
Dieppe (French pronunciation:; Norman: Dgieppe) is a coastal commune in the Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, northern France. Dieppe is a seaport on the English Channel at the mouth of the river Arques. A regular ferry service runs to Newhaven in England.
- 5–70 m (16–230 ft)
- Seine-Maritime
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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.
The name, Dieppe, was chosen to honour the memory of the 913 Canadians who died in combat on the beaches of Dieppe, France, on August 19, 1942, during WW2. The Village of Dieppe became the Town of Dieppe on January 1, 1952. It then achieved city status on January 1, 2003.
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. Dieppe is in front of The English Channel. . Categories: Communes in Seine-Maritime. Subprefectures in France.
- Dieppe
- Seine-Maritime
On August 19, 1942 over 6,000 men embarked on a raid against the German occupied French town of Dieppe. 5,000 of these men were Canadians, the rest were British commandos and few dozen American Rangers.
The series chronicled the events that led up to the infamous World War II Dieppe Raid on August 19, 1942, which resulted in 3,367 Canadian soldiers either being captured, wounded or killed.
