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Dieppe (; Norman: ''Dgieppe'') is a coastal commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the
Normandy region Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...
of northern
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...
. Dieppe is a
seaport A port is a maritime law, maritime facility comprising one or more Wharf, wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge Affreightment, cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can a ...
on the
English Channel The English Channel, "The Sleeve"; nrf, la Maunche, "The Sleeve" ( Cotentinais) or (Jèrriais), ( Guernésiais), "The Channel"; br, Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; cy, Môr Udd, "Lord's Sea"; kw, Mor Bretannek, "British Sea"; nl, Het Kan ...
at the mouth of the river
Arques Arques may refer to the following places in France: * Arques, Aude, in the Aude department * Arques, Aveyron, in the Aveyron department * Arques, Pas-de-Calais, in the Pas-de-Calais department * Arques-la-Bataille Arques-la-Bataille () is a com ...
. A regular ferry service runs to
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in England. Famous for its
scallop Scallop () is a common name that encompasses various species of marine bivalve mollusks in the taxonomic family Pectinidae, the scallops. However, the common name "scallop" is also sometimes applied to species in other closely related familie ...
s, Dieppe also has a popular pebbled
beach A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, etc., or biological sources, such as mollusc shell ...
, a 15th-century
castle A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...
and the churches of
Saint-Jacques Saint-Jacques (the French name for Saint James (disambiguation), Saint James) may refer to: Canada * Saint-Jacques Cathedral (Montreal), built in 1822 and demolished in 1973 * Saint-Jacques (electoral district), a former federal electoral distric ...
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.


History

First recorded as a small
fishing Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment, but may also be caught from stocked bodies of water such as ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs. Fishing techniques ...
settlement in 1030, Dieppe was an important prize fought over during the
Hundred Years' War The Hundred Years' War (; 1337–1453) was a series of armed conflicts between the kingdoms of England and France during the Late Middle Ages. It originated from disputed claims to the French throne between the English House of Plantag ...
. Dieppe housed the most advanced French school of cartography in the 16th century. Two of France's best navigators, Michel le Vasseur and his brother Thomas le Vasseur, lived in Dieppe when they were recruited to join the expedition of René Goulaine de Laudonnière which departed
Le Havre Le Havre (, ; nrf, Lé Hâvre ) is a port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the river Seine on the Channel southwest of the Pays de Caux, ver ...
for
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on April 20, 1564. The expedition resulted in the construction of
Fort Caroline Fort Caroline was an attempted French colonial settlement in Florida, located on the banks of the St. Johns River in present-day Duval County. It was established under the leadership of René Goulaine de Laudonnière on 22 June, 1564, follow ...
, the first French colony in the New World. Another expedition two years before where Goulaine de Laudonnière was under command of Jean Ribault, a local Huguenot captain, had resulted in the foundation of Charlesfort, now in South Carolina. Dieppe was the premier port of the kingdom in the 17th century. After King Edward VI died, putting an end to a
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country in England on July 6, 1553,
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left England to evade the Catholic-fist of
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. First, under the permission of his friends, he went back to his home country of
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. Then after he stayed in Dieppe for a few months, he continued on his tracks and stayed in
Geneva Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevra ; rm, Genevra is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Situ ...
. There he met one of his influences,
John Calvin John Calvin (; frm, Jehan Cauvin; french: link=no, Jean Calvin ; 10 July 150927 May 1564) was a French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system ...
. On July 23, 1632, 300 colonists heading to
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departed from Dieppe. At the
Revocation of the Edict of Nantes The Edict of Fontainebleau (22 October 1685) was an edict issued by French King Louis XIV and is also known as the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. The Edict of Nantes (1598) had granted Huguenots the right to practice their religion without ...
in 1685, Dieppe lost 3,000 of its
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citizens, who fled abroad. Dieppe was an important target in wartime; the town was largely destroyed by an Anglo- Dutch naval bombardment in 1694. It was rebuilt after 1696 in a typical French classical style by Ventabren, an architect, who gave it its unique feature for a sea port. It was popularised as a
seaside resort A seaside resort is a resort town, town, village, or hotel that serves as a Resort, vacation resort and is located on a coast. Sometimes the concept includes an aspect of official accreditation based on the satisfaction of certain requirements, suc ...
following the 1824 visit of the widowed Duchess of Berry, daughter-in-law of
Charles X Charles X (born Charles Philippe, Count of Artois; 9 October 1757 – 6 November 1836) was King of France from 16 September 1824 until 2 August 1830. An uncle of the uncrowned Louis XVII and younger brother to reigning kings Louis XVI and L ...
. She encouraged the building of the recently renovated municipal
theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perfor ...
, the ''Petit-Théâtre'' (1825), associated particularly with
Camille Saint-Saëns Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (; 9 October 183516 December 1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic era. His best-known works include Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (1863), the Second Piano Concerto ...
. During the later 19th century, Dieppe became popular with English artists as a
beach resort A seaside resort is a resort town, town, village, or hotel that serves as a Resort, vacation resort and is located on a coast. Sometimes the concept includes an aspect of official accreditation based on the satisfaction of certain requirements, suc ...
. Prominent literary figures such as Arthur Symons loved to keep up with the latest fads of
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France here, and during "the season" sometimes stayed for weeks on end.


Second World War

During the
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Dieppe was occupied by German naval and army forces after the
fall of France The Battle of France (french: bataille de France) (10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Western Campaign ('), the French Campaign (german: Frankreichfeldzug, ) and the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France during the Second Wo ...
in 1940. In order to allow a better defence of the coast against a possible Allied landing, the Germans destroyed the mauresque casino that was located near the beach area. The destruction of the casino had only begun at the time of the Dieppe Raid. The raid proved a costly lesson for the Allies. On August 19, 1942, Allied soldiers, mainly drawn from the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division, landed at Dieppe in the hope of occupying the town for a short time, gaining intelligence and drawing the ''
Luftwaffe The ''Luftwaffe'' () was the aerial-warfare branch of the German '' Wehrmacht'' before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the '' Luftstreitkräfte'' of the Imperial Army and the '' Marine-Fliegerabt ...
'' into open battle. The Allies suffered more than 1,400 deaths, 907 Canadian, and 1,946 Canadian soldiers were captured – more prisoners than the army lost in the 11 months of the 1944–45 NW Europe campaign. However, no major objectives were achieved. More recent research suggests the raid was a massive cover for an intelligence operation to capture German code machine components. French soldiers from the region, captured in the fighting of 1940, were returned to the area after the Dieppe Raid as a reward by the German occupation authorities, who felt that the conduct of the French civilians in Dieppe had been correct and had not hindered the defence of the port during the battle. The port remained garrisoned by German forces until the conclusion of the Battle of Normandy. When the
First Canadian Army The First Canadian Army (french: 1reArmée canadienne) was a field army and a formation of the Canadian Army in World War II in which most Canadian elements serving in North-West Europe were assigned. It served on the Western Front from July 19 ...
approached at the end of August, the garrison withdrew, not desiring to enter into battle for the port. Dieppe was liberated on September 1, 1944, by soldiers from the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division. On September 3, the entire division paused for reorganization, and a victory parade was held; contingents representing all major units of the 2nd Division marched 10 abreast behind the massed pipes and drums of the division's highland regiments. A memorial service was held in the nearby Canadian military cemetery to honour those killed in the Dieppe Raid.


Post-war

Dieppe, a city in
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, Canada, received its present name in 1946, in honour of the commemoration of the 913 Canadian soldiers killed in the Dieppe Raid. The majority of its inhabitants are of
Acadian The Acadians (french: Acadiens , ) are an ethnic group descended from the French who settled in the New France colony of Acadia during the 17th and 18th centuries. Most Acadians live in the region of Acadia, as it is the region where the ...
descent.


Notable people

* Jean Ango (1480–1551), ship owner * Jean Asselin (v. 1610–1652), painter and drawer * Jean Cousin (15th century), navigator * Jean Crasset (1618–1692), writer * François-Antoine-Henri Descroizilles (1751–1825), chemist * Adrien de Pauger (?–1726), engineer and architect of the Vieux Carré at
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Pierre de Chauvin, sieur de Tonnetuit (1575–1603), Huguenot trader at Honfleur * Isaac de Caus (1590–1648) architect engineer * Abraham Duquesne (1610–1688), general lieutenant of the French Navy * Charles Le Moyne, (1626–1685), colonist of New France, first lord of
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*
Jean Mauger Jean Mauger (1648 – 9 September 1712) was a French medallist. Mauger was born in Dieppe. After training as an ivory engraver in his hometown, he relocated to Paris in 1677. He worked at the Paris mint from 1685 until his death. He was married ...
(1648–1712), artist * Jean Pecquet (1622–1674), physiologist * Jean Parmentier (1494–1529), navigator and poet * Jean Ribault (1520–1565), corsaire Protestant * Richard Simon (1638–1712), historian * Antoine-Augustin Bruzen de La Martinière (1683–1746), scientist *
Joseph Lavallée Louis-Joseph Lavallée marquis de Boisrobert, called Joseph Lavallée (23 August 1747, Dieppe – 28 February 1816, London) was an 18th–19th-century French polygraph and man of letters. Publications *1786: ''Les Bas-reliefs du dix-huitième s ...
(1747–1816), poet, journalist and novelist * Mary Odette (1901–1987), actress * Bruno Braquehais (1823–1875), photographer *
Albert Réville Albert Réville (4 November 1826, Dieppe, Seine-Maritime25 October 1906) was a distinguished French Protestantism, Protestant theology, theologian, known for his 'extremist' liberal views. He is also known for being one of the first "intellectual ...
(1826–1906), theologist * Emmanuel Masqueray (1861–1917), architect * Ernest Henri Dubois (1863–1930), sculptor * André Alerme (1877–1960), actor * Louis de Broglie (1892–1987),
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–winning physicist * Jean Rédélé (1922–2007), founder of the Alpine car factory * Pierre Dupuis (1610–1682), painter *
Yvonne Lephay-Belthoise Yvonne Lephay-Belthoise (27 September 1914 – 17 November 2011) was a French virtuoso violinist. Life Training Born in Dieppe, after having worked the piano with Joseph Morpain, harmony with Jean Gallon, chamber music with Jean Roger-Duca ...
(1914–2011), classical pianist *
Jean-Paul Villain Jean-Paul Villain (born 1 November 1946) is a retired French runner. In 1971 he won the steeplechase at the European Championships and Mediterranean Games. He competed in this event at the 1968, 1972 and in 1976 Summer Olympics Events ...
(born 1946), athlete * Valérie Lemercier (born 1964), actress * Olivier Frébourg (born 1965), writer * Victor Langlois (1829–1869), historian * Emmanuel "Manu" Petit, (born 1970) a World Cup–winning footballer * St. Jean de Lalande SJ, a 17th-century Jesuit brother who was martyred by the
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Indians in present-day
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* St. Antoine Daniel SJ, martyr and saint * Thomas Pesquet (born 1978), astronaut, aerospace engineer and pilot


Geography

Dieppe belongs to the Pays de Caux, lying along the
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in the
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of
Normandy Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...
. It is located on the Channel coast, north of Rouen at the mouth of the river
Arques Arques may refer to the following places in France: * Arques, Aude, in the Aude department * Arques, Aveyron, in the Aveyron department * Arques, Pas-de-Calais, in the Pas-de-Calais department * Arques-la-Bataille Arques-la-Bataille () is a com ...
and lies east of the mouth of the river Scie.


Climate


Toponymy

Mentioned as ''Deppae'' in 1015–1029, ''Dieppa'' in 1030, then in the 12th century: ''Deppa'', ''Deupa'' and ''Diopa''. From Old English ''dēop'' or Old Norse ''djúpr'' "deep", same meaning.Beaurepaire 67 The Nominalization from an Old English or Norse adjective, being unusual, ''dēop'' / ''djúpr'' could be followed by the Old English word ''ǣ'' / ''ea'' or Old Norse ''á'' "stream, river" (cf. Djúpá, river in Iceland).Jean Renaud, ''Vikings et noms de lieux de Normandie'', OREP éditions, Cully, 2009, p. 40. The same adjective can be recognized in other place-names like Dieppedalle (f. e.
Saint-Vaast-Dieppedalle Saint-Vaast-Dieppedalle is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A small farming village in the Pays de Caux, situated some northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D53, D420 and D2 ...
) and Dipdal in Normandy, which is the same as Deepdale in Great Britain. The stream running through Dieppe was called ''Tella'' in
Merovingian The Merovingian dynasty () was the ruling family of the Franks from the middle of the 5th century until 751. They first appear as "Kings of the Franks" in the Roman army of northern Gaul. By 509 they had united all the Franks and northern Gauli ...
and
Carolingian The Carolingian dynasty (; known variously as the Carlovingians, Carolingus, Carolings, Karolinger or Karlings) was a Frankish noble family named after Charlemagne, grandson of mayor Charles Martel and a descendant of the Arnulfing and Pippi ...
documents, before being called ''Dieppe'' in the 10th century. The name has stuck to the town, although the name of the stream changed again, to Béthune.


Heraldry


Historical images of Dieppe

File:Dieppe-port.jpg, View of Dieppe's ''Grand quai'' File:Joseph_Mallord_William_Turner_-_The_Harbor_of_Dieppe_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg,
J. M. W. Turner Joseph Mallord William Turner (23 April 177519 December 1851), known in his time as William Turner, was an English Romantic painter, printmaker and watercolourist. He is known for his expressive colouring, imaginative landscapes and turbulen ...
, ''The Harbor of Dieppe'', 1826 File:The Basket Shop, Rue St Jean, Dieppe - Walter Richard Sickert - ABDAG000288.jpg, Walter Sickert, The Basket Shop, Rue St Jean, Dieppe, c. 1911 - 1912, Aberdeen Art Gallery File:Boillot-ACF-GP1912.jpg,
Georges Boillot Georges Louis Frederic Boillot (August 3, 1884 – May 19, 1916) was a French Grand Prix motor racing driver and World War I fighter pilot. Biography Born in Valentigney, Doubs, Boillot was a mechanic by training who began automobile racing in ...
winning the 1912 French Grand Prix in Dieppe File:Carl Spitzweg 051.jpg, Carl Spitzweg's painting ''Frauenbad in Dieppe III'' File:Frits Thaulow-Fra Dieppe med elven Arques.jpg, Frits Thaulow's ''Fra Dieppe med elven Arques'' (''From Dieppe with the river Arques'') File:Ernst Oppler - Beach.jpg, Ernst Oppler ''At the beach'' (c. 1912) File:Nicolae Vermont - Plaja (la Dieppe).jpg, Nicolae Vermont's painting ''View of Dieppe's beach'' (1929) File:Flickr - …trialsanderrors - Old castle, Dieppe, France. ca. 1895.jpg, The castle in the 1890s File:Dieppe 18 June 1945 RG373 AERIALFILM A6720 DN5852 OBL 067 01.jpg, Aerial photograph taken in June, 1945


Population


Sights

The castle, Château de Dieppe, which survived the 1694 bombardment, is now a museum and exhibition space, with a strong maritime collection. A rich collection of 17th- and 18th-century
ivory Ivory is a hard, white material from the tusks (traditionally from elephants) and teeth of animals, that consists mainly of dentine, one of the physical structures of teeth and tusks. The chemical structure of the teeth and tusks of mammals ...
carvings, including lacy folding fans, for which Dieppe was known, and the furnishings and papers of
Camille Saint-Saëns Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (; 9 October 183516 December 1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic era. His best-known works include Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (1863), the Second Piano Concerto ...
. The castle's interior courtyard is picturesque. At the Square du Canada, near the castle in a park at the western end of the Esplanade, there is a monument erected by the town commemorating the long relationship between Dieppe and
Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tota ...
. The events recorded begin with the early 16th century, and culminate with the Dieppe Raid and the liberation of Dieppe by Canadians on September 1, 1944. The base of the monument is inscribed with the words "''nous nous souvenons''" ("we remember"). Above the monument, the Canadian Maple Leaf flag is flown side by side with that of France. The Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel of Dieppe stands on the coast. Some of the Canadian soldiers who were killed are buried in the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, in the ''commune'' of Saint-Aubin-sur-Scie south-west of Dieppe. File:CastleDieppe.JPG, Château-musée de Dieppe File:Château-musée de Dieppe.jpg, Château-musée File:Dieppe.JPG, The harbour File:Dieppe2.JPG, The waterfront


Transport

Dieppe railway station, operated by SNCF, has frequent departures for Rouen-Rive-Droite. SNCF operates also buses to
Gisors Gisors () is a commune of Normandy, France. It is located northwest from the centre of Paris. Gisors, together with the neighbouring communes of Trie-Château and Trie-la-Ville, form an urban area of 13,915 inhabitants (2018). This urban area i ...
-Embranchement through Serqueux. Dieppe has a ferry port with direct services to the English town of
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, situated at the mouth of the River Ouse in
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. The twice-daily service to the Port of Newhaven is operated by DFDS Seaways, under a concession subsidised by the French government. Services are normally operated using the MS Côte D'Albâtre.


Current services

* DFDS Seaways (Newhaven: two sailings daily)


Former services

* Hoverspeed (Newhaven: three sailings daily). Withdrawn in 2004. * P&O Stena Line (Newhaven: three sailings daily). Withdrawn in 1999.


Administration

The current mayor of Dieppe is Nicolas Langlois. Member of the
French Communist Party The French Communist Party (french: Parti communiste français, ''PCF'' ; ) is a political party in France which advocates the principles of communism. The PCF is a member of the Party of the European Left, and its MEPs sit in the European Un ...
, he was elected in 2017, and re-elected in 2020.


Economy

Historically a major fishing hub, it is still home to a large ferry port and one of the busiest ports in Europe; in the 17th Century the Dieppe Company operated from the port. Until the mid 19th Century the
Ave Maria lace Ave Maria lace is a lace manufactured until the mid-19th century, largely in Dieppe. The lace is very narrow and was chiefly made by peasant A peasant is a pre-industrial agricultural laborer or a farmer with limited land-ownership, especia ...
, a hand-made lace manufacturer was largely based in Dieppe. Currently the town is now home to the
Alpine Automobiles The Société des Automobiles Alpine SAS, commonly known as Alpine (), is a French manufacturer of racing and sports cars established in 1955. The Alpine car marque was created in 1954. Jean Rédélé, the founder of Alpine, was originally a ...
global headquarters.


Sport

The town is home to FC Dieppe, one of the oldest football clubs in the country having been founded in 1896.


International relations

Dieppe is
twinned Twinning (making a twin of) may refer to: * In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so; * Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning * Twinning inst ...
with * Brighton, United Kingdom *
Dieppe, New Brunswick Dieppe () is a city in the Canadian maritime province of New Brunswick. Statistics Canada counted the population at 28,114 in 2021, making it the fourth-largest city in the province. Dieppe's history and identity goes back to the eighteenth ...
, Canada


See also

* Communes of the Seine-Maritime department * Dieppe maps


References


Notes


Bibliography

* * *


External links

* A tragedy in Dieppe with Oscar Wild
The importance of being Sebastian - in Dieppe - Normandy Then and Now

Dieppe Town Council website

Transmanche Ferries
who connect Dieppe and Newhaven (this was previously done by Hoverspeed until 2004).
Gare Maritime Photographs
* {{Authority control Communes of Seine-Maritime Port cities and towns on the French Atlantic coast Ports and harbours of the English Channel Subprefectures in France