Cayeux-sur-Mer
| Cayeux-sur-Mer | ||
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  Cayeux-sur-Mer | ||
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Location within Picardy region  Cayeux-sur-Mer | ||
| Coordinates: 50°10′54″N 1°29′45″E / 50.1817°N 1.4958°ECoordinates: 50°10′54″N 1°29′45″E / 50.1817°N 1.4958°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville | |
| Canton | Saint-Valery-sur-Somme | |
| Intercommunality | Baie de Somme Sud | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Yvonne Perruchot | |
| Area1 | 26.29 km2 (10.15 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 2,785 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80182 / 80410 | |
| Elevation |
0–15 m (0–49 ft) (avg. 2 m or 6.6 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. | ||
Cayeux-sur-Mer is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.
Geography
The commune is a seaside town, situated on the D102 road, some 14 miles (23 km) northwest of Abbeville.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 2724 | 2750 | 2862 | 2649 | 2856 | 2781 | 2785 |
| 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 boardwalk (quite famous and probably the longest of Europe), with about 400 cabins. Unfortunately the number diminishes with each passing year.
- The station of the preserved railway, the Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme.
- The remains of the lighthouse, built in 1835, destroyed in August 1944 by the Germans.
- "Benoît Champy", a 19th-century lifeboat that one can visit (Intersection Boulevard General Sizaire - Rue de la Halle).
- Woodwork decorating the marriage room of the town hall, that originate from a former church.
Cayeux railway station
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cayeux-sur-Mer. |
- Cayeux-sur-Mer, Tourism Office
- Cayeux-sur-Mer, City council
- Cayeux-sur-Mer, Somme Bay Kitesurf School
- Photos of the seaside towns (French)
- Cayeux-sur-Mer on the Quid website (French)
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