Seine-Maritime (Department, France)

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• Administrative data

See also:

• France
• France: Metropolitan departments
  • Clickable map of France (departments)
• Seine-Maritime (Department, France): Municipal flags
  • Rouen
  • Criel-sur-Mer
  • Petit-Quevilly
  • Le Havre
  • Sainte-Adresse
  • Le Tréport
• Seine-Maritime (Department, France): Yacht-clubs

Administrative data

Code: 76
Region: Haute-Normandie
Traditional province: Normandie
Bordering departments: Eure, Oise, Somme

Area: 6,278 km²
Population (1995): 1,241,500 inhabitants

Préfecture: Rouen
Sous-préfectures: Dieppe, Le Havre
Subdivisions: 3 arrondissements, 70 cantons, 745 communes.

The department is named after the river Seine(776 km), tributary of English Channel.
It was formerly named Seine-Inférieure (Lower-Seine), and was renamed Seine-Maritime (Coastal-Seine) because Inférieure was regarded as derogatory by the inhabitants of the department.