La Poterie-Cap-d’Antifer is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. It is located within the Seine-Maritime department.
History During World War II, Operation Biting (also known as the Bruneval Raid) was a successful Combined Operations raid to capture components of a German Würzburg radar set at La Poterie-Cap-d’Antifer and evacuated by the Bruneval beach on 27/28 February 1942. On 6 June 1944, small boats called Harbour Defense Motor Launches (HDML) simulated an invasion fleet headed towards the area as part of Operation Taxable. Today, it is a peaceful place full of tranquility.
Geography A farming village in the Pays de Caux, some north of Le Havre, at the junction of the D111 and D950 roads. The commune borders the English Channel and has a beach and some spectacular limestone cliffs. The oil terminal Port du Havre-Antifer lies to the southwest, on territory of the adjacent commune Saint-Jouin-Bruneval.
Population
Places of interest The church of St. Martin, dating from the seventeenth century. The Cap d'Antifer Lighthouse. Aforementioned farming village.
See also Communes of the Seine-Maritime department Shipping Forecast, Antifer in the French system refers to Wight in the British system.
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Photos of Cap d'Antifer cliffs