Dives-sur-Mer

Dives-sur-Mer
Dives-sur-Mer
Location within Lower Normandy region  Dives-sur-Mer
Administration
Country	France
Region	Lower Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Lisieux
Canton	Dozulé
Intercommunality	Estuaire de la Dives
Mayor	Pierre Mouraret (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	0–135 m (0–443 ft) (avg. 4 m/13 ft)
Land area1	6.46 km2 (2.49 sq mi)
Population2	5,912  (2008)
- Density	915 /km2 (2,370 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	14225/ 14160
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.

Coordinates: 49°17′11″N 0°06′00″W / 49.2863888889°N 0.1°W / 49.2863888889; -0.1

Dives-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.

History

It was from harbour of Dives-sur-Mer that William the Conqueror set out on the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, but silting up over the centuries has since left the town well inland from the sea.

A monumental plaque in the church lists the companions of the Conqueror. The medieval wooden market hall is also among the attractions of the town.

Population

Historical population of Dives-sur-Mer

1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851	1856
370	349	409	418	589	541	518	503	539	589

1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901	1906
656	854	826	871	1001	1097	1441	1720	3450	3453

1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975
3614	4233	4460	5577	5300	5046	5893	6258	6299	5872

1982	1990	1999
5508	5344	5812

Transport

Dives-sur-Mer is on the line from Deauville to Dives-sur-Mer. The station is open, train services operate year round at weekends as well as on week days during the summer season. Dives is also on line #20 of the Calvados bus company Bus Verts du Calvados.

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official site