Le Tréport

Le Tréport is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in Normandy, France.

Le Tréport
Commune
A general view of Le Tréport
Coat of arms
Location of Le Tréport
Le Tréport
Le Tréport
Coordinates: 50°04′N 1°22′E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonEu
IntercommunalityCC Villes Sœurs
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Laurent Jacques (PCF)
Area
1
6.77 km2 (2.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
4,870
 • Density720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76711 /76470
Elevation0–103 m (0–338 ft)
(avg. 20 m or 66 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Le Tréport. Normandie France.

Geography
Le Tréport's cliffs, at sunset

A small fishing port and light industrial town situated in the Pays de Caux, some 21 miles (34 km) northeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D 940, the D 78 and the D 1015 roads. The mouth of the Bresle river meets the English Channel here, in between the high (110 metres or 360 feet) chalk cliffs and the pebbly beach. Le Tréport is also a sea-side resort and home to a casino.

History

Le Tréport (the ancient Ulterior Portus) was a port of some note in the Middle Ages and suffered from the English invasions.[2] Louis Philippe I twice received Queen Victoria here[2] in 1843[3] and 1845.[4]

The casino was built 1896–1897.[2]

The British World War I soldier Arthur Bullock, who was stationed in Le Tréport after the Armistice, was captivated by the town, nestling at the bottom of cliffs which could be ascended by 365 steps or by a cliff railway. Bullock recorded in his memoir, 'The sea floor must have been covered by multicoloured sands, for on a clear day, looking from the cliffs straight down into the sea, it seemed that one was looking at a vast abstract canvas of blues, yellows, reds and greens'. While staying there, Bullock also painted a study of a French fisher girl with a basket on her back.[5]

In World War II the town was liberated by the 3rd Canadian Division on 1 September 1944.[6]

Population
Aerial view of the town
A view of the town
Historical population of Le Tréport
Year1962196819751982199019992005200620102011
Population6136632868166455622759905719569852555261
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Administration

The current mayor of Le Tréport is Laurent Jacques of the PCF political party. He became 1st vice-mayor following the 2014 municipal elections (2014-2020). He took over as mayor in January 2016 upon the death of his predecessor Alain Longuent (PCF).

Main sights
The 1908 funicular.
  • The remains of an eleventh-century abbey.
  • The chapel of St. Julien.
  • The lighthouse.
  • The new funicular, built in 1907-08, and restored in 2006,[7] linking the town with the cliff-tops.
  • The church of St. Jacques, dating from the fourteenth century.
  • Two museums.

People

Paul Paray, conductor, was born here in 1886.

Miscellaneous

The three towns of Le Tréport, Eu and Mers-les-Bains are known locally as the Three sisters.

Television

Le Tréport was used as the location for the 2014 French police thriller Witnesses ("Les témoins"). The series, which was written by Hervé Hadmar and Marc Herpoux, starred Thierry Lhermitte and Marie Dompnier. Its style and tempo have been compared to Scandinavian noir such as Wallander, The Bridge and The Killing.

It formed the background for François Ozon's 2020 film Summer of 85.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Le Tréport" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 500.
  3. "Royal visit to Louis-Philippe: arrival of Queen Victoria at Le Tréport, 2 September 1843". Royal Collection Trust. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  4. "Meeting between Louis-Philippe I and Queen Victoria at Le Treport 2 September 1845". Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  5. Bullock, A S, Gloucestershire Between the Wars: A Memoir, The History Press, 2009, pages 94-95
  6. "The Campaign in North-West Europe: The Channel Ports, September 1944". The Canadian Army, 1939–1945. Department of National Defence. p. 224. Archived from the original on 2010-07-06. Retrieved 21 Nov 2020.
  7. "Take the funicular railway in Le Tréport and enjoy the view - Seine Maritime Tourism". Seine-maritime-tourisme.com. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  8. critic, Mark Kermode Observer film (2020-10-25). "Summer of 85 review – François Ozon's bittersweet teen romance". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
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