Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer
The church in Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer
The church in Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer
Coat of arms of Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer
Location of Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer
Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer is located in France
Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer
Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer
Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer is located in Normandy
Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer
Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 49°54′29″N 0°56′53″E / 49.9081°N 0.9481°E / 49.9081; 0.9481
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonDieppe-1
IntercommunalityCA Région Dieppoise
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Olivier de Conihout[1]
Area
1
5.41 km2 (2.09 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
464
  Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76605 /76119
Elevation0–87 m (0–285 ft)
(avg. 35 m or 115 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t maʁɡəʁit syʁ mɛʁ], literally Sainte-Marguerite on Sea) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy 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

Arms of Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer
Arms of Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer
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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968249    
1975306+2.99%
1982465+6.16%
1990506+1.06%
1999502−0.09%
2007499−0.07%
2012496−0.12%
2017477−0.78%
Source: INSEE[3]

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

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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