Trouville-sur-Mer
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Trouville-sur-Mer | |
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Banks of the Touques River | |
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Coordinates: 49°22′06″N 0°04′57″E / 49.3683°N 0.0825°ECoordinates: 49°22′06″N 0°04′57″E / 49.3683°N 0.0825°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Calvados |
Arrondissement | Lisieux |
Canton | Honfleur-Deauville |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Sylvie de Gaetano |
Area 1 | 6.79 km2 (2.62 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 4,614 |
• Density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 14715 /14360 |
Elevation | 0–148 m (0–486 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Trouville-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [tʁuvil syʁ mɛʁ] (listen), literally Trouville on Sea), commonly referred to as Trouville, is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Trouville-sur-Mer borders Deauville. This village of fishermen is a popular tourist attraction in Normandy.
Gallery[]
Eugène Boudin, The Beach at Trouville, 1865, Princeton University Art Museum
Eugène Boudin, The Beach at Trouville (Trouville, La Plage), Brooklyn Museum
Population[]
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The town's inhabitants are called Trouvillais.
International relations[]
Trouville-sur-Mer is twinned with:
See also[]
- Communes of the Calvados department
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trouville-sur-Mer. |
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Trouville-sur-Mer. |
- Short history of this surprising town with pictures
- Trouville-sur-Mer pictures
- An important character who lived in Trouville was Savignac, his art is the brand of the town. View here: http://www.normandythenandnow.com/udders-savignac-and-trouville-sur-mer/
Categories:
- Communes of Calvados (department)
- Seaside resorts in France
- Calvados (department) geography stubs