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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
Arrondissement of Dieppe. Dieppe is a town in Normandy on the north coast of France, approximately opposite Brighton on the English coast. Dieppe has a long and interesting history, having been an important port linking William the Conqueror's English kingdom with his Normandy duchy in the 11th century, and later an important port for smuggling.
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Dieppe, a city in New Brunswick, Canada, received its present name in 1946, in honour of the commemoration of the 913 Canadian soldiers killed in the Dieppe Raid. The majority of its inhabitants are of Acadian descent.
- 5–70 m (16–230 ft)
- Seine-Maritime
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. Cast. Victor Garber as Lord Louis Mountbatten. John Neville as Gen. Sir Alan Brooke. Kenneth Welsh as Maj. Gen. Harry Crerar. Robert Joy as John Hughes-Hallett.
- 1993 –, 1994
- John Krizanc
The 3 arrondissements of the Seine-Maritime department are: Arrondissement of Dieppe, (subprefecture: Dieppe) with 343 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 237,203 in 2016. Arrondissement of Le Havre, (subprefecture: Le Havre) with 149 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 387,520 in 2016.
Dieppe is a seaport on the English Channel at the mouth of the river Arques. A regular ferry service runs to Newhaven in England. Famous for its scallops, Dieppe also has a popular pebbled beach, a 15th-century castle and the churches of Saint-Jacques and Saint-Remi.
The French kings, realizing the strategic importance of the town, granted it numerous privileges; when it was occupied by the English during the Hundred Years’ War, the inhabitants expelled them at the first opportunity, in 1435.