Quiberville

Quiberville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Quiberville
The beach at Quiberville
Coat of arms
Location of Quiberville
Quiberville
Quiberville
Coordinates: 49°53′57″N 0°55′13″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonDieppe-1
IntercommunalityCC Terroir de Caux
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-François Bloc[1]
Area
1
3.35 km2 (1.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
552
  Density160/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76515 /76860
Elevation0–58 m (0–190 ft)
(avg. 50 m or 160 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Aerial view from the west, 2019
The coastline in 360°
(view as a 360° interactive panorama)

A village of tourism and farming situated by the mouth of the river Saâne in the Pays de Caux at the junction of the D2, the D75 and the D127 roads, some 8 miles (13 km) west of Dieppe. Here, huge chalk cliffs look out over a pebble beach and the English Channel.

Heraldry

Arms of Quiberville
The arms of Quiberville are blazoned :
Azure, 3 (weavers) shuttles Or, and in chief on an inescutcheon gules, 2 leopards Or, armed and langued azure.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968362    
1975399+1.40%
1982427+0.97%
1990429+0.06%
1999467+0.95%
2007508+1.06%
2012552+1.68%
2017552+0.00%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

  • The church of St. Valery, dating from the twelfth century.
  • A stone cross dated 1602.

See also

References


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