Seine-Maritime

History

The department of the Seine-Lower was created with the French revolution, the March 4th 1790 pursuant to the law of the December 22nd 1789, starting from part of the province of Normandy.

It took the name of “Seine-Maritime” the January 18th 1955. By referendum carried out in December 2005 by mail and Internet, the voters have chosen the name of “Seinomarins”.

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Geography

The Seine-Maritime belongs to the area High-Normandy. It is bordering on the departments of the Somme, the Oise and the the Eure, and is bathed by the Manche of the estuary of the the Seine to the mouth of the Bresle.

The chalky plate of the Pays of Caux is in the department.

Principal cities: Rouen, Le Havre, Dieppe, Fécamp, Tweed

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Climate

Leitartikel: Climate of the Seine-Maritime Climate of the oceanic Seine-Maritime east . There exist differences in temperatures between the littoral and the interior of the department. In winter, the temperatures recorded on the coast are softer than those raised more in the east. The opposite effect is notable in summer. The grounds of the Country of Bray, located more in altitude, know some snow-covered episodes in winter. The dominant winds come from south-west or the west. They can blow in storms in autumn and winter. The whole of the department is well sprinkled.

Economy

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Some statistics:

Unemployment rate: 10,7%
Distribution of the active population by economic sector: tertiary sector 71.5% secondary industry 22% primary sector 3,5%

Agriculture: cereals, flax (Country of Caux), beets, colza
Sylviculture
Fishing: Dieppe, Le Havre, Fécamp, Tréport…
Breeding: Country of Bray (dairy breeding), Country of Caux (meat, milk)
Industry: industrial parks in the valley of the the Seine, with three principal poles:

the estuary (industrialo-harbor zone of the Harbor)
Lillebonne/Our-Lady-with-Gravenchon, upstream of the Bridge of Tancarville
Rouen

The industrial activities are varied:

petrochemistry, refineries (Total, Esso, Shell)
advanced technology industries
automobile: machine Sandouville (Renault), Cléon (Renault)

Two nuclear plants: Penly in the north of Dieppe and Paluel in the Tertiary north of Fécamp
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Ports of Le Havre (first of France) and of Rouen; secondary ports of Dieppe, Fécamp and Tréport; oil port of Antifer
Tourism: Rouen, valley of the Seine, seaside resorts of the littoral (Etretat, Fécamp, Dieppe, Tréport…)

" one can also evoke among the ports of the Seine-Maritime: Saint-Valery-in-Caux in particular for the pleasure.

Demography

In December 2005, a survey was carried out here to determine the name to give to its inhabitants. Since 2006, the inhabitants of the Seine-Maritime thus are officially called Seinomarins/Seinomarines.

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Culture

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Tourism

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Several tourist roads in the department make it possible to discover the inheritance according to a topic:

the road of the Abbey S: Abbey of Graville to the Harbor, that of Saint-Ouen with Rouen, while passing by Montivilliers, the Abbey of Gruchet-le-Valasse, the Abbey of Saint-Wandrille, the Abbey of Jumièges and Saint-Martin-with-Boscherville.
the road of the Ivory (Dieppe, Yvetôt)
the road of the Glass (Country of Bray)
the road of the Dovecote S (Country of Caux)
the road of the fruits (valley of the the Seine, the summer)

Parks and natural reserves

Regional natural park of the Loops of the Seine Norman
the Coast of Alabaster, its pebble beaches and its cliffs

Châteaux

castle of Arch-the-Battles (vestiges)
Château of Etelan (blazing Rebirth) to Saint-Maurice-in Ételan
Château of Dies (Xvi-18th century) in Gommerville.

The Seine-Maritime presents the characteristic to have 8 drainage ducts between Rouen and the mouth allowing the crossing of the Seine by vats amphidromes in the absence of bridges.

Policy

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List of the deputies of the Seine-Maritime
List of the senators of the Seine-Maritime
List of the general advisers of the Common Seine-Maritime
of the Seine-Maritime
Old communes of the Seine-Maritime

the General advice publishes: Seine-Maritime the magazine

Administration

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List of the prefects of the Seine-Maritime

Religions

For the Catholic church, the department corresponds to the Diocèse of Rouen and to the Diocèse of the Havre.
Strong presence of the reformed Church (Protestant) with Bolbec, Lillebonne, Le Havre, and Rouen
With Tweed, mosque of rite malékite.

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