Seine-Maritime especially in relation to the rural population. The first story of the long-running series "Valérian and Laureline" is set in Seine-Maritime, with the character Laureline originating from the area. Cauchois is the dialect of the Pays de Caux, and is one of the most vibrant forms of the Norman language beyond Cotentinais Seine-Maritime Seine-Maritime () is a department of France in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre. Until 1955 it was named Seine-Inférieure. The department can
Guinguette by the Seine has been translated twice into English: In 1940, by Geoffrey Sainsbury (and reprinted variously as "Maigret to the Rescue", "A Spot by the Seine", and "Maigret and the Tavern by the Seine") and in 2003 by David Watson as "The Bar on the Seine" (reprinted in 2015 as "The Two-Penny Bar"). The story has been dramatized twice; in 1962 as "The Wedding Guest" (with Rupert Davies in the main role), and in 1975 as "La Guinguette a deux sous" (Jean Richard). Guinguette by the Seine Guinguette by the Seine (Fr. "La Guinguette a deux sous", "the Tuppenny Bar") is a