Dieppe

Dieppe (French pronunciation:; Norman: Dgieppe; prob. from Old Englishdēōp or Old Norsedjúpr'deep') is a coastal commune in the Seine-Maritimedepartment, 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.