Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿obɛ̃ syʁ mɛʁ] ⓘ, literally Saint-Aubin on Sea) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer | |
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Coordinates: 49°53′24″N 0°52′32″E / 49.89°N 0.8756°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Seine-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Dieppe |
Canton | Saint-Valery-en-Caux |
Intercommunality | CC Côte d'Albâtre |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Joël Deschamps[1] |
Area 1 | 6.21 km2 (2.40 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 169 |
• Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 76564 /76740 |
Elevation | 0–54 m (0–177 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Geography edit
A village of farming and tourism situated in the Pays de Caux, at the junction of the D75, D68 and the D237 roads, some 13 miles (21 km) southwest of Dieppe. Here, huge chalk cliffs overlook a pebble beach and the English Channel.
Population edit
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 264 | — |
1975 | 235 | −1.65% |
1982 | 280 | +2.53% |
1990 | 281 | +0.04% |
1999 | 280 | −0.04% |
2007 | 265 | −0.69% |
2012 | 220 | −3.65% |
2017 | 170 | −5.03% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Places of interest edit
- A Louis XIII style château, built on the old castle, with a dovecote and park.
- A seventeenth-century fortified manorhouse.
- Vestiges of the Atlantic Wall.
- The church of St. Aubin, dating from the twelfth century.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Liste des maires du département de la Seine-Maritime, 10 August 2020
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer (Seine-Maritime).
- Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer Official website (in French)