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Dives-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [div syʁ mɛʁ] (
listen), literally Dives on Sea; Norman: Dives sus Mé) is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy in northwestern France.
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![13th and 14th Century church in Dives-sur-Mer[1]](/wiki/File:FranceNormandieDivesSurMerEglise.jpg) 13th and 14th Century church in Dives-sur-Mer[1] | |
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Location of Dives-sur-Mer  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°17′11″N 0°06′00″W / 49.2864°N 0.1°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Lisieux |
| Canton | Cabourg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Mouraret[2] |
| Area 1 | 6.46 km2 (2.49 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2020)[3] | 5,234 |
| • Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14225 /14160 |
| Elevation | 0–135 m (0–443 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
HistoryEdit
It was from harbour of Dives-sur-Mer that William the Conqueror set out on the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. A monumental plaque in the church lists the companions of the Conqueror. The medieval wooden market hall and the 13th-14th-century church are the main attractions of the town.
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TransportEdit
Dives-sur-Mer is served by two stations on the railway line from Deauville to Dives-sur-Mer: Gare de Dives-Cabourg and the station Dives-sur-Mer-Port-Guillaume. Train services operate year-round at weekends as well as on weekdays during the summer season. Dives is also on line no. 20 of the Calvados bus company Bus Verts du Calvados.
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Base Mérimée: PA00111283, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Dives-sur-Mer, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External linksEdit
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