Veulettes-sur-Mer

Veulettes-sur-Mer

Veulettes-sur-Mer

Commune in Normandy, France


Veulettes-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [vølɛt syʁ mɛʁ], literally Veulettes on Sea) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

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Geography

A tourism and farming village situated on the coast of the English Channel in the Pays de Caux, some 27 miles (43 km) southwest of Dieppe at the junction of the D79 and the D271. The river Durdent flows to the sea here through the pebble beach (the longest in the department at 2 km) and huge chalk cliffs which rise up to face the sea .

Heraldry

Arms of Veulettes-sur-Mer
The arms of Veulettes-sur-Mer are blazoned :
Azure, in fess 2 roses Or and in pale a crescent and a heart with a cross on top argent (those 4 charges in a lozenge formation), and in chief a label argent.



Population

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Places of interest

The cliffs of Veulettes, from the former promenade
  • The new promenade along the sea, on the sunset
    The church of St. Valery, dating from the twelfth century.
  • A sixteenth-century stone cross.
  • The cliffs.

People

See also


References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.

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