Étretat
Sign in to saveÉtretat () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of Northwestern France. It is a tourist and farming town situated about northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D 940, D 11 and D 139 roads. It is located on the coast of the Pays de Caux area.
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Étretat is a small town in Normandy, northwestern France, that combines tourism and farming as its main activities and sits on the coast near Le Havre. It became notable as a subject for artists and visitors drawn to its coastal location in the Pays de Caux region.
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Place details
- Locality
- Étretat
- Region
- Normandie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,658
- Timezone
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10 sectionsContents
- The cliffs
- ''The White Bird''
- Demographics
- Economy
- Notable people
- In popular media
- Gallery: Étretat in paintings
- See also
- References
- External links
Étretat () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of Northwestern France. It is a tourist and farming town situated about northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D 940, D 11 and D 139 roads. It is located on the coast of the Pays de Caux area.
==The cliffs== thumb|left|One of the chalk cliffs in Étretat thumb|left|Panorama of the cliffs Étretat is best known for its chalk cliffs, including three natural arches and a pointed formation called ''L'Aiguille or the Needle, which rises above the sea. The Etretat Chalk Complex, as it is known, consists of a complex stratigraphy of Turonian and Coniacian chalks. Some of the cliffs are as high as .