Sainte-Adresse

Sainte-Adresse
Commune
Pain de sucre (Sugar-loaf) memorial
Pain de sucre (Sugar-loaf) memorial
Coat of arms of Sainte-Adresse
Coat of arms
Location of Sainte-Adresse
Map
Sainte-Adresse is located in France
Sainte-Adresse
Sainte-Adresse
Sainte-Adresse is located in Normandy
Sainte-Adresse
Sainte-Adresse
Coordinates: 49°31′N 0°05′E / 49.51°N 0.08°E / 49.51; 0.08
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementLe Havre
CantonLe Havre-6
IntercommunalityLe Havre Seine Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Hubert Dejean de La Batie[1]
Area
1
2.26 km2 (0.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
7,116
 • Density3,100/km2 (8,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76552 /76310
Elevation0–100 m (0–328 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Adresse (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t adʁɛs]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the region of Normandy, France.

Geography

A coastal suburb situated some 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Le Havre city centre, at the junction of the D147 and the D940. The English Channel forms the western border of the commune.

Climate

Sainte-Adresse has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Sainte-Adresse is 11.8 °C (53.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 789.8 mm (31.09 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 18.4 °C (65.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.7 °C (42.3 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Sainte-Adresse was 38.2 °C (100.8 °F) on 18 July 2022; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −13.8 °C (7.2 °F) on 17 January 1985.

Climate data for Sainte-Adresse (Cap-de-la-Heve,[3] altitude 100m, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1891–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 15.0
(59.0) 		20.0
(68.0) 		24.5
(76.1) 		26.5
(79.7) 		30.0
(86.0) 		34.7
(94.5) 		38.2
(100.8) 		36.3
(97.3) 		33.6
(92.5) 		28.5
(83.3) 		20.0
(68.0) 		16.4
(61.5) 		38.2
(100.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 7.6
(45.7) 		8.0
(46.4) 		10.5
(50.9) 		13.3
(55.9) 		16.2
(61.2) 		19.0
(66.2) 		20.9
(69.6) 		21.2
(70.2) 		19.1
(66.4) 		15.5
(59.9) 		11.3
(52.3) 		8.4
(47.1) 		14.3
(57.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.7
(42.3) 		6.0
(42.8) 		8.1
(46.6) 		10.4
(50.7) 		13.3
(55.9) 		16.0
(60.8) 		18.0
(64.4) 		18.4
(65.1) 		16.4
(61.5) 		13.1
(55.6) 		9.3
(48.7) 		6.5
(43.7) 		11.8
(53.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.9
(39.0) 		3.9
(39.0) 		5.6
(42.1) 		7.5
(45.5) 		10.3
(50.5) 		13.1
(55.6) 		15.1
(59.2) 		15.6
(60.1) 		13.7
(56.7) 		10.8
(51.4) 		7.4
(45.3) 		4.7
(40.5) 		9.3
(48.7)
Record low °C (°F) −13.8
(7.2) 		−12.5
(9.5) 		−7.8
(18.0) 		−1.0
(30.2) 		1.2
(34.2) 		4.4
(39.9) 		8.0
(46.4) 		8.4
(47.1) 		3.3
(37.9) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		−8.5
(16.7) 		−8.6
(16.5) 		−13.8
(7.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 67.5
(2.66) 		53.7
(2.11) 		52.5
(2.07) 		52.3
(2.06) 		56.5
(2.22) 		58.0
(2.28) 		48.7
(1.92) 		66.0
(2.60) 		65.4
(2.57) 		86.2
(3.39) 		87.5
(3.44) 		95.5
(3.76) 		789.8
(31.09)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 12.4 11.2 10.1 9.6 9.0 8.6 7.8 9.2 9.1 12.4 13.5 14.7 127.7
Source: Météo-France[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Sainte-Adresse
Arms of Sainte-Adresse
 The Arms of Sainte-Adresse are blazoned :

Quarterly, 1 and 4, azure a tower argent masoned sable, 2 and 3 gules an escallop Or; a cross Or surmounted by an inescutcheon tierced in pale sable, Or and gules.



Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 8,261—    
1975 8,754+0.83%
1982 8,029−1.23%
1990 8,047+0.03%
1999 7,883−0.23%
2007 7,731−0.24%
2012 7,426−0.80%
2017 7,389−0.10%
Source: INSEE[5]

History

The chapel of Notre-Dame-des-flots

The oldest known name of the commune was "Caput Caleti" mentioned in 1240. Later known as Saint-Denis-Chef-de-Caux, named after an ancient place of worship and its position on the cape. In 1415, Henry V landed with his fleet, to claim the throne of France.

Starting in 1905, Georges Dufayel, a Parisian businessman, created a residential seaside resort known as Nice havrais (the "Nice of Le Havre"), at Sainte Adresse. The local architect Ernest Daniel directed operations. The Avenue de Regatta on the waterfront is designed in the image of the promenade des Anglais in Nice.

During World War I, Sainte-Adresse was the administrative capital of Belgium.[6] The Belgian government in exile was installed from October 1914 to November 1918 in the Dufayel building, named after the businessman who had built it in 1911. It had at its disposal a post office using Belgian postage stamps.

During World War II, the Germans built several fortifications here for the Atlantic Wall, to defend the port of Le Havre.

Places of interest

Sarah Bernhardt's villa

Paintings

Régates à Sainte-Adresse by Claude Monet.
Jardin à Sainte-Adresse by Claude Monet.

People

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Meteo France Weather Station
  4. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ Jean-Henri Calmon et Jean-Clément Martin (dir.), Occupation, Résistance et Libération dans la Vienne en 30 questions, La Crèche, Geste éditions, coll. « 30 questions », 2000 ISBN 2-910919-98-6, p. 63, p. 8
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