Étretat
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Commune of Étretat |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Arrondissement de Havre |
| Canton | Canton de Criquetot-l'Esneval |
| Mayor | Jean-Bernard Chaix (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 0 m–102 m (avg. 8 m) |
| Land area¹ | 4,07 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
1615 |
| - Density | 396/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76254/ 76790 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Étretat is a commune in the Seine-Maritime département of France.
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[edit] Geography
Étretat is located on the coast of the Pays de Caux area.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 1379 | 1472 | 1525 | 1577 | 1565 | 1615 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | |||||
[edit] The famous cliffs
Étretat is best known for its cliffs, including a famous natural arch. These cliffs and the associated resort beach attracted artists including Eugène Boudin, Gustave Courbet and Claude Monet, and were featured prominently in the 1909 Arsène Lupin novel The Hollow Needle by Maurice Leblanc.
Two of the three famous arches seen from the town are the Porte d'Aval, and the Porte d'Amont. The Manneporte is the third which can not be seen from the town.
[edit] Noted residents
Étretat was the birthplace of Élie Halévy (1870–1937), philosopher and historian.
[edit] The White Bird
Etretat is known for being the last place in France from which the 1927 biplane The White Bird (L'Oiseau Blanc) was seen. French WWI warheroes Charles Nungesser and Francois Coli had been attempting to make the first non-stop flight from Paris to New York, but after the plane's May 8, 1927 departure, it disappeared somewhere over the Atlantic. It is considered one of the great unexplained mysteries of aviation. A monument to the flight was established in Etretat, but then destroyed during World War II, during the German occupation. A new and taller monument was constructed in 1963, along with a nearby museum.[1]
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[edit] Notes
- ^ Schofield, Brian. "Hop over: five-day drives just across the Channel - France", Sunday Times, 2002-09-22.
[edit] External links
- Official site of Etretat
- Alternative site of Etretat
- Insolite in Etretat website of an artist living in Etretat
- Video: Boat trip A tour in a boat to see the cliffs from the sea
- Video: a video clip by an Etretat artist The cliffs at the beginning of day
- 3D view from Google Earth One part of Etretat's cliffs
 Étretat |
 Cliff and natural arch in Étretat |
 the main Aval cliff, its arch and the needle |
 seen from the Amont side, in the evening |
 Amont Door from the beach |
 The Needle of Arsene Lupin |
 Chambre des Demoiselles |
