Le Tréport
Le Tréport () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in Normandy, France. Geography. A small fishing port and light industrial town situated in the Pays de Caux, some northeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D 940, the D 78 and the D 1015 roads. The mouth of the river Bresle meets the English Channel here, in between the high () chalk cliffs and the pebbly beach. Le Tréport is also a sea-side resort and home to a casino. History. Le Tréport (the ancient "Ulterior Portus") was a port of some note in the Middle Ages  and suffered from the English invasions. Louis Philippe I twice received Queen Victoria here in 1843 and 1845. The casino was built 1896–1897. The British World War I soldier Arthur Bullock, who was stationed in Le Tréport after the Armistice, was captivated by the town, nestling at the bottom of cliffs which could be ascended by 365 steps or by a cliff railway. Bullock recorded in his memoir, 'The sea floor must have been covered by multicoloured sands, for on a clear day, looking from the cliffs straight down into the sea, it seemed that one was looking at a  vast abstract canvas of blues, yellows, reds and greens'. While staying there, Bullock also painted a study of a French fisher girl with a basket on her back. In World War II the town was liberated by the 3rd Canadian Division on 1 September 1944. Administration. The current mayor of Le Tréport is Laurent Jacques of the PCF political party. He became 1st vice-mayor following the 2014 municipal elections (2014-2020). He took over as mayor in January 2016 upon the death of his predecessor Alain Longuent (PCF). People. Paul Paray, conductor, was born here in 1886. Miscellaneous. The  three towns of Le Tréport, Eu and Mers-les-Bains are known locally as the "Three sisters". Television. Le Tréport was used as the location for the 2014 French police thriller "Witnesses ("Les témoins"). The series, which was written by Hervé Hadmar and Marc Herpoux, starred Thierry Lhermitte and Marie Dompnier. Its style and tempo have been compared to Scandinavian noir such as "Wallander", "The Bridge" and "The Killing". It formed the background for François Ozon's 2020 film "Summer of 85".