Étretat, a village born from the sea

Renowned the world over thanks to its exceptional natural setting, reputed for its healthy climate – to such an extent that it is said that, ‘In Étretat, hundred year-olds only die from carelessness,' – Étretat is a village born from the sea, loved by artists and appreciated by the Belle Époque high society. Alphonse Karr brought its fortune, Guy de Maupassant – who came to live there – rendered it fashionable, and Maurice Leblanc immortalised it through his fi ctional character Arsène Lupin.