Saint-Valery-en-Caux

Saint -Valery -en- Caux is a commune with 4374 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) at the Alabaster Coast, a part of the French Channel coast. It is the capital of the Pays de Caux, situated in the Seine-Maritime department and is the capital of the canton of the same name. The municipality is located both 30 km away from the ports of Dieppe and Fécamp. East and west of the village rise steep chalk cliffs. The sheltered harbor houses next to fishing boats, especially boats.

History

The place is first mentioned in 990 as owned by the Benedictine abbey of Fécamp. During the Second World War had to capitulate in 1940 the area enclosed by the German troops 51 British Infantry Division. In the course of the war, large parts of the town were destroyed.

Attractions

Structures

• The half-timbered house Maison Henri IV at the harbor dates back to 1540 and houses a museum and a tourist information center.
• A small lighthouse at the harbor entrance is from the year 1872.

Monuments

On the eastern cliff a memorial stone to the British 51st ( Highland ) Infantry Division. In addition, recalls another monument to Dieudonné Costes and his co-pilot who flew over the site on September 2, 1930 on the route from Paris to New York.

Twin Cities

Inverness in Scotland and Sontheim in Germany are twin towns of Saint -Valery -en- Caux.

Economy and infrastructure

Tourism is now one of the most important commercial sources of income. Six kilometers south-west of the village is the nuclear power plant Paluel.