Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer
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Location within Upper Normandy region  Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer | |
| Coordinates: 49°54′29″N 0°56′53″E / 49.9081°N 0.9481°ECoordinates: 49°54′29″N 0°56′53″E / 49.9081°N 0.9481°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Offranville |
| Intercommunality | Dieppe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Jean-Yves Nédélec |
| Area1 | 5.41 km2 (2.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 514 |
| • Density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76605 / 76119 |
| Elevation |
0–87 m (0–285 ft) (avg. 35 m or 115 ft) |
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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. | |
Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Beach
Geography
A farming and coastal village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Dieppe at the junction of the D75 and the D323 roads. Huge chalk cliffs rise up from a pebble beach overlooking the English Channel, to form the northern border of the commune.
Heraldry
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The arms of Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer are blazoned : Argent, the inscription (in two lines) "Ste. Marguerite/sur Mer" and in base a bar gemel wavy azure, and on a chief wavy gules 5 marguerite daisies slipped and leaved of the field 2 & 3. |
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 243 | 249 | 306 | 465 | 506 | 502 | 514 |
| Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
Places of interest
- The Vastérival gardens.
- The church of St. Marguerite, dating from the eleventh century.
- The sixteenth-century château de la Tour and its dovecote.
- A donjon.
- The lighthouse, rebuilt in 1955.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer. |
- Official website (French)
- Webcam of St Marguerite sur Mer
- Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer on the Quid website (French)
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