Blonville-sur-Mer

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Blonville-sur-Mer
Countryside and beach

Coat of arms
Blonville-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 49°20′21″N 0°01′53″E / 49.3392°N 0.0314°E / 49.3392; 0.0314Coordinates: 49°20′21″N 0°01′53″E / 49.3392°N 0.0314°E / 49.3392; 0.0314
Country France
Region Lower Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Lisieux
Canton Trouville-sur-Mer
Intercommunality Cœur Côte Fleurie
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Pierre Millet
Area
 • Land1 6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Population2 1,605
 • Population2 Density 240/km2 (610/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 14079 / 14910
Elevation 2–112 m (6.6–367.5 ft)
(avg. 101 m or 331 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Blonville-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France. It is a seaside resort on the Côte Fleurie with a long sandy beach.

Transport

Blonville-sur-Mer is on the railway line from Deauville to Dives-sur-Mer. The station building (Blonville-Bénerville) is no longer open but train services operate year round at weekends as well as on week days during the summer season.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1793 114—    
1800 332+191.2%
1806 311−6.3%
1821 343+10.3%
1886 360+5.0%
1901 357−0.8%
1939 603+68.9%
1946 645+7.0%
1962 729+13.0%
1968 727−0.3%
1975 758+4.3%
1982 889+17.3%
1990 1,062+19.5%
1999 1,341+26.3%
2008 1,605+19.7%

See also

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