Tréport is a common French, located in the department of the Seine-Maritime and the area High-Normandy.

The inhabitants are called (Tréportais)

Geography

Located at north of the department and at the edge of the Handle, it has a Plage Galet S with the foot of the cliff S of Craie.

Seaside resort, Tréport has a casino.

Tréport belongs to the “three sisters cities”, with Have and Mers-les-Bains.

The departmental port of Tréport was built on the mouth of the Bresle, Rivière which historically mark the limit between the Normandy and the Picardy. Mers-les-Bains is thus on the Picardy part of this small Estuaire of which the southern part makes function of port of fishing, of commercial port and marina (Bois, Argile S and Phosphate S primarily).

History

Administration

Demography

Economy

Tréport is the seat of the Chamber of commerce and industry of Tréport. It manages the aerodrome of Tréport and its port.

Places and monuments

• the market with fish is accessible all the year to the private individuals.
• the church Saint-Jacob dates from 14th and 16th centuries, restored in 1699, historic building.
• Workshops of the Glass to the flame.
• Vault Saint-Julien.
• Kahlburg: galleries dug in the cliff S during the occupation Nazi.
• contemporary Museum of the Headstock of artist.
• Museum of the Tréport old man: old town hall, old prison, carries arched 16th century; museum of local history.

• Tréport has highest cliff S of culminating chalk of Europe with 110m.

• the Headlight of Tréport, in end of pier.
• New Funicular (2006) connecting the low districts of the city to the top of cliffs.

• There exists a project of 156 wind S, for a power of 702 MW, 14 km with broad on 88  km ², which would be operational in 2009, for the sum of 1,4 billion euro.

Personalities related to the commune

See too

• Station of the Tréport-Seas
• Tram of Have to it Tréport-Seas
• Port (marine)
• Common of the Seine-Maritime

External bonds

• Infos Tréport - Have - Seas
• Tréport on the site of the national geographical Institute
• Tréport on the site of INSEE
• Tréport on the site of Quid
• Localization of Tréport on a chart of France and communes bordering
• Plane on Tréport on Mapquest
• Tréport in Black and White: old charts