Biville-sur-Mer

Biville-sur-Mer
Biville-sur-Mer
Location within Upper Normandy region  Biville-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 49°58′59″N 1°15′13″E / 49.9831°N 1.2536°ECoordinates: 49°58′59″N 1°15′13″E / 49.9831°N 1.2536°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Dieppe-2
Area^1	5.3 km^2 (2.0 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	657
• Density	120/km^2 (320/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	76098 / 76630
Elevation	0–128 m (0–420 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 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.

Biville-sur-Mer is a former commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Petit-Caux.^[1]

Geography

A farming village in the Pays de Caux, bordered by cliffs overlooking the English Channel, some 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Dieppe, at the junction of the D925 and the D313 roads.

Heraldry

The arms of Biville-sur-Mer are blazoned : Azure, the outline of the local church surrounding 2 swans respectant argent, all upon a base per fess wavy vert and azure. ('base' and 'sea')

Population

Historical population of Biville-sur-Mer

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	287	323	344	524	547	534	657
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Remi, dating from the thirteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

• INSEE

1. Arrêté préfectoral 26 November 2015 (French)

External links

• Biville-sur-Mer on the Quid website (French)