Dieppe (Upper Normandy) Pop:30,000

This town endured a tumultuous battle-torn past through much of War World II. Now almost soporific by comparison, it is a pacific, seaside resort on the Atlantic and provides important ferry and maritime industries.

Dieppe Attractions

Cite de la Mer - marine museum

The Castle Museum (Chateau-Musee de Dieppe) - 15th century castle that displays fine art and ivory carvings

Petit Theatre - Memorial to the ill-fated, August 1942 Canadian raid on Dieppe

L'eglise Saint Jacques - shows a 16th century frieze relating tribal life in the Amazonian Basin

International Kite Festival - in September every even numbered year

St-Remy Church-large sixteenth-century structure

St-Jacques Church

Dieppe Racecourse