Le Treport

Visit Le Treport, Normandy

Le Treport is a coastal port town on the English Channel in northern Seine-Maritime, normandy and just a few kilometres from Eu and Mers-les-Bains, which falls on the Picardy side of the River Bresle.

A long standing port town, Le Tréport was established as a seaside resort in the 19th century, it was with the arrival of 'paid holidays for all workers' in France in 1936 that the town really started to grow in popularity - it is one of the most accessible seaside resorts from Paris.

Explore Le Treport

Le Treport has a harbour active with both fishermen and visiting pleasure boats - be sure to visit the fish market in the hall at the end of the harbour for a chance to buy some of the locally caught fish, or stop in one of the local restaurants - fish dishes are a speciality!

Le Treport has a pebble beach (sand appears at low tide) and is also known for its coastal cliff scenery, with the white limestone cliffs dominating this part of the Normandy coast - they are the highest chalk cliffs in Europe. If visiting during the summer be sure to see the cliffs at Le Treport in the evening when they are carefully illuminated.

The coast is joined to the top of the cliffs by a funicular railway that passes through the cliffs (a fun experience and totally free!)

Within the town of Le Treport itself, which stands behind the harbour and is dominated by the church, there are also a few monuments of note to discover in the narrow winding streets. These include the Church of Saint Jacques, the Chapel of Saint-Julien, the presbytery and the original Town Hall (now a museum of local history).

Visit the tourist information centre for a suggested route to follow when exploring which highlights the main features to discover in Le Treport.

Attractions nearby

A couple of war-related sights can also be visited - the Kahl-Burg galleries constructed in the rock by the Nazis during WWII, and two war cemeteries are nearby (one on the road towards Mesnil-Sorel and one in the direction Le Treport to Dieppe.

See Normandy and Seine-Maritime (the region and department for Le Treport) for more travel ideas...

Tourist classifications for Le Treport: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*;

Suggested places to visit near Le Treport, France

Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.

Le Treport tourist information: sights and attractions nearby

Hable-d'Ault - site of natural beauty (12km) : Pointe du Hourdel - site of natural beauty (22km) : Herbarium des remparts - remarkable garden (23km) : Saint-Valery-sur-Somme - recommended detour (23km) : Baie de Somme - grand site of france (24km) : Parc et roseraie du château de Rambures - remarkable garden (26km) : Jardin de Miromesnil - remarkable garden (30km) : Bois des Moutiers - remarkable garden (32km) :

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