Cauville-sur-Mer | |
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 Cliffs at Cauville-sur-Mer | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Cauville-sur-Mer | |
  Cauville-sur-Mer  Cauville-sur-Mer | |
| Coordinates: 49°35′46″N 0°07′48″E / 49.5961°N 0.13°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Le Havre |
| Canton | Octeville-sur-Mer |
| Intercommunality | Le Havre Seine Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Grancher[1] |
| Area 1 | 11.19 km2 (4.32 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,618 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76167 /76930 |
| Elevation | 0–105 m (0–344 ft) (avg. 95 m or 312 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Cauville-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [kovil syʁ mɛʁ], literally Cauville on Sea) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D940 and D311 roads and on the coast of the English Channel. The cliffs here reach up to over 100 metres in height.
Heraldry
Arms of Cauville-sur-Mer |
The arms of Cauville-sur-Mer are blazoned : Gules, in fess 3 stalks of wheat [palewise] slipped and leaved Or, and on a chief azure with a little triangular bit poking down, 2 seagulls volant respectant argent between 3 mullets of 5 Or.
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 494 | — |
| 1975 | 505 | +0.32% |
| 1982 | 1,005 | +10.33% |
| 1990 | 1,165 | +1.86% |
| 1999 | 1,243 | +0.72% |
| 2007 | 1,370 | +1.22% |
| 2012 | 1,458 | +1.25% |
| 2017 | 1,547 | +1.19% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
- The chateau de Cauville.
- The church of St.Nicholas, dating from the eleventh century.
- The church of St.Pierre at the hamlet of Buglise, dating from the thirteenth century.
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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