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Le Treport
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Le Tréport is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in north-eastern France.
A small fishing port and light industrial town situated in the Pays de Caux, some 21 miles (34 km) northeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D 940, the D 78 and the D 1015 roads. The mouth of the Bresle river meets the English Channel here, in between the high (110 metres) chalk cliffs and the pebbly beach. Le Tréport is also a sea-side resort and home to a casino.
Main sights
- The 1908 funicular.
- The remains of an eleventh-century abbey.
- The chapel of St. Julien.
- The lighthouse.
- The new funicular, built in 1907-08, and restored in 2006, linking the town with the cliff-tops.
- The church of St. Jacques, dating from the fourteenth century.
- Two museums.
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