Cauville-sur-Mer

Cauville-sur-Mer
Commune
Cliffs at Cauville-sur-Mer
Coat of arms
Cauville-sur-Mer Location within Normandy region Cauville-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 49°35′46″N 0°07′48″E / 49.5961°N 0.13°E / 49.5961; 0.13Coordinates: 49°35′46″N 0°07′48″E / 49.5961°N 0.13°E / 49.5961; 0.13
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Le Havre
Canton	Octeville-sur-Mer
Intercommunality	CA havraise
Area1	11.19 km2 (4.32 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	1,387
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Cauville-sur-Mer 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

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.

Population

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

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

• INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cauville-sur-Mer.

• Cauville-sur-Mer on the Quid website (in French)