Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer
Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Beach
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 The church in Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer | |
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Location of Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer 
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| Coordinates: 49°54′29″N 0°56′53″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Dieppe-1 |
| Intercommunality | CA Région Dieppoise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Jean-Yves Nédélec |
| Area 1 | 5.41 km2 (2.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 477 |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76605 /76119 |
| Elevation | 0–87 m (0–285 ft) (avg. 35 m or 115 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
A farming and coastal village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Dieppe at the junction of the D75 and the D323 roads. Huge chalk cliffs rise up from a pebble beach overlooking the English Channel, to form the northern border of the commune.
Heraldry
Arms of Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer |
The arms of Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer are blazoned : Argent, the inscription (in two lines) "Ste. Marguerite/sur Mer" and in base a bar gemel wavy azure, and on a chief wavy gules 5 marguerite daisies slipped and leaved of the field 2 & 3. |
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 243 | 249 | 306 | 465 | 506 | 502 | 514 |
| Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
Places of interest
- The Vastérival gardens.
- The church of St. Marguerite, dating from the eleventh century.
- The sixteenth-century château de la Tour and its dovecote.
- A donjon.
- The lighthouse, rebuilt in 1955.
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer. |
- Official website (in French)
- Webcam of Sainte Marguerite sur Mer
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