Dieppe
Subprefecture and commune in Normandy, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Dieppe (disambiguation).
Dieppe (French pronunciation: [djɛp]; Norman: Dgieppe) is a coastal commune in the Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, northern France.
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Dieppe | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Coordinates: 49°55′30″N 1°04′30″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Seine-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Dieppe |
Canton | Dieppe-1 and 2 |
Intercommunality | CA Région Dieppoise |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Nicolas Langlois[1] (PCF) |
Area 1 | 11.67 km2 (4.51 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 28,358 |
• Density | 2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 76217 /76200 |
Elevation | 5–70 m (16–230 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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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 mouth of the river Scie lies at Hautot-sur-Mer, directly to the west of Dieppe.
The inhabitants of the town of Dieppe are called Dieppois (m) and Dieppoise (f) in French.