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Soldat écossais jouant de la cornemuse dans le square des canadiens lors des commémorations du 19 août 1942 — ©
Commémorations du 19 août 1942
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Jean Decaux

Take a step inside historyA trip back through the ages

Take a step inside history

Plage de Dieppe en plein été. Nombreuses personnes installées sur les galets avec des parasols de toutes les couleurs. Le ferry entre dans le port en arrière-plan. — ©
Plage de Dieppe
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Yann Pelcat

Dieppe France’s oldest seaside resort

The first bathers came to sample the sea water at Dieppe in the early 19th century. They were intrepid aristocratic women who, following the hygiene recommendations of fashionable doctors, would although themselves to be submerged facing the...

Vue aérienne sur le port de Dieppe, immeubles du front de mer, bassins de plaisance — ©
Port de Dieppe
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Thomas Delaunay

A four port town

The history of the town is intimately linked to the sea since its origin. Situated in the centre of the town, the port of Dieppe and its numerous basins are totally interlinked to the town.

Drapeaux canadien, français et anglais flottant autour d'une stèle commémorative, plage et falaises en arrière-plan — ©
Stèle commémorative du 19 août 1942
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Yann Pelcat

Operation Jubilee – The Dieppe Raid

In August 1942, Dieppe and its neighboring coastal towns were the scene of one of the most tragic episodes of the2nd World War. Little remembered in history books, Operation Jubilee forever linked Dieppe residents to their Canadian brothers.

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Interview with Thomas Pesquet

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Bathing in nature