In the 15th century, the Tour aux Crabes was part of the defensive wall that protected access to the channel leading to the port. 11 meters high and 9 meters wide, the tower also features a thick flint and brick wall. Originally named Tour du Pollet, after the district in which it is located, it is now nicknamed Les Crabes, after the crustaceans that cling to its base at low tide, as the tower has its feet in the water.
Although the tower was dismantled in 1841, the wall remains today. A plaque commemorating Louise Michel?s return to Dieppe from exile in 1880 was affixed to the wall in 2000. A heroine of the Paris Commune, she spent seven years in exile in New Caledonia.
Tower, Medieval, Official historical monument of France (MHC)
