Trouville-sur-Mer
| Trouville-sur-Mer | ||
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Banks of the Touques River | ||
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  Trouville-sur-Mer | ||
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Location within Lower Normandy region  Trouville-sur-Mer | ||
| 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 | Trouville-sur-Mer | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Christian Cardon | |
| Area1 | 6.79 km2 (2.62 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 4,864 | |
| • Density | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14715 / 14360 | |
| Elevation |
0–148 m (0–486 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 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. | ||
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Trouville-sur-Mer, 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
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Eugène Boudin, The Beach at Trouville, 1865, Princeton University Art Museum
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Eugène Boudin, The Beach at Trouville (Trouville, La Plage), Brooklyn Museum
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 938 | — |
| 1800 | 628 | −33.0% |
| 1806 | 1,072 | +70.7% |
| 1821 | 1,236 | +15.3% |
| 1831 | 1,464 | +18.4% |
| 1836 | 1,673 | +14.3% |
| 1841 | 1,887 | +12.8% |
| 1846 | 2,267 | +20.1% |
| 1851 | 3,504 | +54.6% |
| 1856 | 4,163 | +18.8% |
| 1861 | 5,200 | +24.9% |
| 1866 | 5,694 | +9.5% |
| 1872 | 5,761 | +1.2% |
| 1876 | 5,886 | +2.2% |
| 1881 | 6,263 | +6.4% |
| 1886 | 6,308 | +0.7% |
| 1891 | 6,243 | −1.0% |
| 1896 | 6,264 | +0.3% |
| 1901 | 6,137 | −2.0% |
| 1906 | 6,401 | +4.3% |
| 1911 | 6,190 | −3.3% |
| 1921 | 6,262 | +1.2% |
| 1926 | 6,514 | +4.0% |
| 1931 | 6,465 | −0.8% |
| 1936 | 6,182 | −4.4% |
| 1946 | 7,585 | +22.7% |
| 1954 | 7,040 | −7.2% |
| 1962 | 6,622 | −5.9% |
| 1968 | 6,429 | −2.9% |
| 1975 | 6,618 | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 6,008 | −9.2% |
| 1990 | 5,607 | −6.7% |
| 1999 | 5,411 | −3.5% |
| 2008 | 4,864 | −10.1% |
The town's inhabitants are called Trouvillais.
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Trouville-sur-Mer is twinned with:
See also
References
- ↑ "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. |
- Short history of this surpising 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/
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