La Poterie-Cap-d'Antifer
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 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 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. It has a small port nearby. This port does receive much traffic.Places of interest
- The church of St. Martin, dating from the seventeenth century.
- The Cap d'Antifer Lighthouse.
- Aforementioned farming village.