Cayeux-sur-Mer

Cayeux-sur-Mer is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The town is part of the Baie de Somme - Picardie maritime regional natural park project.

Cayeux-sur-Mer
Commune
Marechal Foch Street Cayeux-sur-Mer
Coat of arms
Location of Cayeux-sur-Mer
Cayeux-sur-Mer
Cayeux-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 50°10′54″N 1°29′45″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAbbeville
CantonFriville-Escarbotin
IntercommunalityCA Baie de Somme
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Jean-Paul Lecomte
Area
1
26.29 km2 (10.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,477
 • Density94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80182 /80410
Elevation0–15 m (0–49 ft)
(avg. 2 m or 6.6 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
beach cabins on the seafront in Cayeux-sur-Mer

Its inhabitants are called the Cayolais.

Geography

The commune is a seaside town, situated on the D102 road, some 14 miles (23 km) northwest of Abbeville.

Population
Historical population of Cayeux-sur-Mer
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population2724275028622649285627812785
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 boardwalk (quite famous and probably the longest of Europe), with 438 cabins (Summer 2019).
  • The station of the preserved railway, the Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme.
  • The remains of the lighthouse, built in 1835, destroyed in August 1944 by the Germans.
  • "Benoît Champy", a 19th-century lifeboat that one can visit (Intersection Boulevard General Sizaire - Rue de la Halle).
  • Woodwork decorating the marriage room of the town hall, that originate from a former church.
  • The largest seal colony in France
Cayeux railway station

See also

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


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