Le Treport travel guide

Visit Le Treport (Normandy, France)

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.

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 because it is one of the most accessible seaside resorts from Paris.

Explore Le Tréport

Le Treport has a harbour that is active with both fishermen and visiting pleasure boats. You can 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 restaurants in the town - fish dishes are a speciality!

Le Tréport has a pebble beach (sand appears at low tide) that is perhaps functional rather than beautiful but the coast and the ends of the beach are also known for the coastal cliff scenery, with the white limestone cliffs dominating this part of the Normandy coast - they are the highest chalk cliffs in Europe.

Note: if you are 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!) or if you prefer there is a very long flight of steps leading up to the cliff top.

Within the town centre of Le Treport, 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).

The quartier des Cordiers is an interesting quarter. These homes belonged to the fishermen who were too poor to fish with nets and fished with long lines baited with sea-worms.

The houses are notable for being in parallel rows, with each house having at least 3 stories and a basement. Cast iron balconies and ceramic nameplates add to their charm.

Visit Le Treport 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 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).

Places that are enjoyable to visit close to Le Treport include the castle at Eu and the seaside resort at Mers-les-Bains.

You can find more travel ideas in the Seine-Maritime guide and the Normandy guide.