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🏔️ Étretat
Chalk cliffs and coastal heritage on the Normandy coast


🕐 2 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 21:50
📌 Fast Facts
  • Famous for three natural chalk arches and L'Aiguille (the Needle), a 70-metre sea stack
  • Located on the Normandy coast in northwestern France
  • Home to Chapelle Notre-Dame de la Garde, perched on the clifftop
  • Associated with French author Maurice Leblanc and his villa Le Clos Lupin

Étretat is a small coastal village in Normandy renowned for its distinctive geological formations. The towering chalk cliffs, carved by erosion over millennia, have made it a subject of artistic fascination since the 19th century. The village remains a working settlement with both cultural heritage and natural attractions drawing visitors and researchers alike ...

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