Saint-Jouin-Bruneval
Encyclopedia
Saint-Jouin-Bruneval is a commune
in the Seine-Maritime
department in the Haute-Normandie
region in northern France
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, situated some 14 miles (22.5 km) north of Le Havre
, at the junction of the D940, D139 and D111 roads. France’s 2nd largest oil-tanker port (built 1973-1975) and oil depot
of ‘’Havre-Antifer’’ is entirely within the borders of the commune.
, Operation Biting
(also known as the Bruneval Raid) was a successful Combined Operations raid to capture components of a German Würzburg radar
set at Bruneval on 27/28 February, 1942.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime is a French department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre...
department in the Haute-Normandie
Haute-Normandie
Upper Normandy is one of the 27 regions of France. It was created in 1984 from two départements: Seine-Maritime and Eure, when Normandy was divided into Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy. This division continues to provoke controversy, and some continue to call for reuniting the two regions...
region in northern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Geography
A farming village in the Pays de CauxPays de Caux
The Pays de Caux is an area in Normandy occupying the greater part of the French département of Seine Maritime in Haute-Normandie. It is a chalk plateau to the north of the Seine Estuary and extending to the cliffs on the English Channel coast - its coastline is known as the Côte d'Albâtre...
, situated some 14 miles (22.5 km) north of Le Havre
Le Havre
Le Havre is a city in the Seine-Maritime department of the Haute-Normandie region in France. It is situated in north-western France, on the right bank of the mouth of the river Seine on the English Channel. Le Havre is the most populous commune in the Haute-Normandie region, although the total...
, at the junction of the D940, D139 and D111 roads. France’s 2nd largest oil-tanker port (built 1973-1975) and oil depot
Oil depot
An oil depot is an industrial facility for the storage of oil and/or petrochemical products and from which these products are usually transported to end users or further storage facilities...
of ‘’Havre-Antifer’’ is entirely within the borders of the commune.
History
During World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Operation Biting
Operation Biting
Operation Biting, also known as the Bruneval Raid, was the codename given to a British Combined Operations raid on a German radar installation in Bruneval, France that occurred between 27–28 February 1942 during World War II...
(also known as the Bruneval Raid) was a successful Combined Operations raid to capture components of a German Würzburg radar
Würzburg radar
The Würzburg radar was the primary ground-based gun laying radar for both the Luftwaffe and the German Army during World War II. Initial development took place before the war, entering service in 1940. Eventually over 4,000 Würzburgs of various models were produced...
set at Bruneval on 27/28 February, 1942.
Population
Places of interest
- The eighteenth century château de La Marguerite.
- The monument commemorating the raid in 1942.
- The church of St. Jouin, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The cliffs and the beach, a mixture of sand and pebbles.