Seine-Maritime

American

[sen-mah-ree-teem] / sɛn mɑ riˈtim /

noun

a department in NW France. 2,449 sq. mi. (6,340 sq. km). Rouen.

Seine-Maritime British

/ sɛnmaritim /

noun

a department of N France, in Haute-Normandie region. Capital: Rouen. Pop: 1 237 263 (2003 est). Area: 6342 sq km (2473 sq miles)

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Although attempts from Normandy have been rare, authorities in neighbouring Seine-Maritime say there have already been 58 attempts this year, up from 30 last year.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Audrey Baconnais-Rosez, the local government representative in Seine-Maritime, said: "The number of attempts to cross the Channel has increased in number and it is getting further and further from the north of France."

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

To no one is the showcase of television more important than to the man coming up fastest in the campaign: Jean Lecanuet, 45, a Senator from Seine-Maritime and recently president of the Catholic center M.R.P.

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