ETRETAT  , a watering-

place of France, in the department of Seine-Inferieure, on the coast of the English Channel, 161 m . N. by E. of Havre by road . Pop . (1906) 1982 . It is situated between fine cliffs in which, here' and there, the sea has worn archways, pinnacles and other curious forms . The small stream traversing the valley, at the extremity of which Etretat lies, flows underground for some distance but rises to the surface on the beach . A Roman road and aqueduct and other Roman and Gallic remains have been discovered . The church of Notre-Dame, a Romanesque building, with a nave of the 11th century and a central tower and choir of the 13th century, is a fine example of the Norman architecture of those periods . Fishing is carried on, though there is no port and the fishermen haul their boats up the beach; the old hulks (caloges) serve as sheds and even as dwellings . Etretat sprang into popularity during the latter half of the 19th century, largely owing to the frequent references to it in the novels of Alphonse Karr .