Saint-Valéry-en-Caux combines coastal landscapes, maritime history and distinctive cultural sites. The ZNIEFF “La Falaise Est de Saint-Valéry-en-Caux” encompasses Saint-Valery-en-Caux and consists of a coastal cliff belt with scree at its base.
Renting a holiday apartment in Saint-Valéry-en-Caux is part of personal travel planning.
Coast and Nature
On the cliff tops and scree areas of the ZNIEFF “La Falaise Est de Saint-Valéry-en-Caux” is an aerohaline grassland community considered a defining habitat for Haute-Normandie.
Saint-Valery-en-Caux beach can be explored on foot along the pier to the lighthouse. The Saint-Léger district preserves a cultural heritage that escaped the bombardments of 11 June 1940.
Culture and History
The Maison Henri IV is a half-timbered Renaissance building constructed in 1540. It presents a permanent exhibition on local history, Cauchois heritage and the history of fishing. In 2025, the Maison Henri IV reopened to visitors; its new permanent exhibitions are accessible exclusively as part of guided tours.
The Chapelle Notre Dame du Bon Port is a modern and unusual chapel in the shape of an overturned ship. It houses stained-glass windows and votive offerings at the entrance dedicated to sailors. Admission to the Chapelle Notre Dame du Bon Port is free.
Guided Discoveries
The guided tour “Visite commentée les fonds de St Valery” explores little-known districts and historical landmarks of Saint-Valery-en-Caux with a local guide. The tour is approximately 3.5 kilometres long and takes two hours on foot.
The guided tour “Saint Valery en Caux: une ville et la mer” presents the town’s history through its relationship with the sea and leads through the old districts.
At Sea
The Club Nautique Valeriquais offers discovery trips, tidal excursions and cruises lasting between one and five days at sea throughout the year. The sailing trip “Balade en voilier le long des falaises du Pays de Caux” starts in Saint-Valery-en-Caux, passes the lighthouse and then reaches the chalk cliffs of the Pays de Caux.
From the port of Saint-Valery-en-Caux, Bateau Eros offers trips at sea. Its services also include fishing discovery excursions.
Further local pages can be opened here: Houdetot, Sainte-Beuve-En-Rivière, Beauval-En-Caux, Bolbec, Rieux, La Neuville-Chant-d'Oisel, Canteleu, Biville-la-Rivière.
