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Seine-Maritime () is a department of France in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the , and includes the cities of and . Until 1955 it was named Seine-Inférieure. It had a population of 1,255,633 in 2019. Populations légales 2019: 76 Seine-Maritime, INSEE


History
1790 - Creation of the Seine-Inférieure department
The department was created from part of the old province of during the French Revolution, on 4 March 1790, through the application of a law of 22 December 1789.

1815 - Occupation
After the victory at Waterloo of the coalition armies, the department was occupied by from June 1815 till November 1818.

1843 – Railways and industry
In Rouen, Elbeuf, and , the number of textile factories is increasing. Metallurgy and naval construction as well.

1851 - A republican department
Following President 1851 Coup d'état, Seine-Inférieure was one of several departments placed under a state of emergency (literally, in French, ) Jacques Olivier Boudon, Les Bonaparte : regards sur la France impériale. La Documentation photographique, dossier 8073, janvier-février 2010, p. 11 (carte de Gilles Pécout) following fears of significant resistance to the new government.

World War II
In 1942, during occupation by Nazi Germany, two Allied raids, the and , took place at towns of the channel coast of Seine-Inférieure.

1955 - Rename to Seine-Maritime
In 1955, the department's name was officially changed to Seine-Maritime.


Heraldry

Geography
The department can be split into three main areas:
  • The . The Seine flows through the provincial capital .
  • The chalk plateau Pays de Caux, with its abrupt coastline (the ).
  • The Norman Pays de Bray, with its hills and landscape.


Administration
The département was created in 1790 as Seine-Inférieure, one of five departements that replaced the former province of . In 1800 five were created within the département, namely , , Dieppe, Neufchatel and , although the latter two were disbanded in 1926. On 18 January 1955 the name of the département was changed to Seine-Maritime, in order to provide a more positive-sounding name and in-keeping with changes made in a number of other French departements.


Principal towns
The most populous commune is ; the prefecture is the second-most populous. As of 2019, there are 7 communes with more than 20,000 inhabitants:

168,290
112,321
Sotteville-lès-Rouen29,068
Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray28,352
28,241
Le Grand-Quevilly25,963
Le Petit-Quevilly22,000


Demographics
Previously lacking a demonym, the inhabitants of Seine-Maritime (as the department had been renamed in 1955) chose, following a public consultation, to be identified in official documents as "Seinomarins" (males) and "Seinomarines" (females).


Politics
The president of the Departmental Council is Bertrand Bellanger, elected in 2019.


Presidential elections 2nd round
2022LREM55.28Marine Le PenFN44.72
2017LREM60.42Marine Le PenFN39.58
2012François HollandePS54.94UMP45.06
2007UMP50.20Ségolène RoyalPS49.80
2002RPR82.58Jean-Marie Le Pen17.42


Current National Assembly Representatives
Seine-Maritime's 1st constituencyFlorence Hérouin-LéauteySocialist Party
Seine-Maritime's 2nd constituencyRenaissance
Seine-Maritime's 3rd constituencyÉdouard BénardFrench Communist Party
Seine-Maritime's 4th constituencyLa France Insoumise
Seine-Maritime's 5th constituencyGérard LeseulSocialist Party
Seine-Maritime's 6th constituency
Seine-Maritime's 7th constituencyAgnès Firmin-Le BodoHorizons
Seine-Maritime's 8th constituencyFrench Communist Party
Seine-Maritime's 9th constituencyMarie-Agnès Poussier-WinsbackHorizons
Seine-Maritime's 10th constituencyRobert Le Bourgeois


Transport
In 1843 the railway from reached the region. The département is connected to the adjacent department via the Tancarville and Pont de Normandie bridge crossings of the .


Culture
by is set in Seine Maritime.

The novel La Place by largely takes place in Seine-Maritime and describes events and changes that take place in relation to French society in the 20th century especially in relation to the rural population.

The first story of the long-running series Valérian and Laureline is set in Seine-Maritime, with the character Laureline originating from the area.

is the dialect of the Pays de Caux, and is one of the most vibrant forms of the beyond .

==Tourism==

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See also
  • Arrondissements of the Seine-Maritime department
  • Cantons of the Seine-Maritime department
  • Communauté de communes d'Yères et Plateaux
  • Communes of the Seine-Maritime department


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