Cauville-sur-Mer

Cauville-sur-Mer is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Cauville-sur-Mer
Commune
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
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Le Havre
Canton	Octeville-sur-Mer
Intercommunality	Le Havre Seine Métropole
Area ^1	11.19 km^2 (4.32 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,547
• Density	140/km^2 (360/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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

Population

Historical population of Cauville-sur-Mer

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2016
Population	480	494	505	1005	1165	1243	1387	1524
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.