Dieppe
Dieppe | |
|---|---|
Subprefecture and commune | |
A view of the centre of Dieppe in July 2022 | |
Location of Dieppe | |
| Coordinates: 49°55′30″N 1°04′30″E / 49.925°N 1.075°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 (PCF) |
Area 1 | 11.67 km2 (4.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 28,599 |
| • Density | 2,500/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. | |
Dieppe (French pronunciation: [djɛp]; Norman: Dgieppe; prob. from Old English dēōp or Old Norse djúpr 'deep') 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.
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.