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Cayeux-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: ​[kajø syʁ mɛʁ], literally Cayeux on Sea; Picard: Tchéyeu-su-Mér) is a resort town in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The town is part of the Baie de Somme - Picardie maritime regional natural park project.

Cayeux-sur-Mer
Commune
Marechal Foch Street Cayeux-sur-Mer
Coat of arms
Location of Cayeux-sur-Mer
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Coordinates: 50°10′54″N 1°29′45″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Friville-Escarbotin
Intercommunality	CA Baie de Somme
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Paul Lecomte[1]
Area 1	26.29 km2 (10.15 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	2,445
• Density	93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80182 /80410
Elevation	0–15 m (0–49 ft) (avg. 2 m or 6.6 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Its inhabitants are called the Cayolais.

Geography

The commune is a seaside town, situated on the D102 road, some 14 miles (23 km) northwest of Abbeville.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,750	—
1975	2,862	+0.57%
1982	2,649	−1.10%
1990	2,856	+0.94%
1999	2,781	−0.30%
2007	2,781	+0.00%
2012	2,635	−1.07%
2017	2,477	−1.23%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• The boardwalk (quite famous and probably the longest of Europe), with 438 cabins (Summer 2019).
• 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.
• The largest seal colony in France

See also

• Communes of the Somme department
• Réseau des Bains de Mer

References

External links

• Cayeux-sur-Mer, Tourism Office
• Cayeux-sur-Mer, City council
• Cayeux-sur-Mer, Somme Bay Kitesurf School
• Photos of the seaside towns (in French)

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[ru] Кайё-сюр-Мер

Кайё-сюр-Мер (фр. Cayeux-sur-Mer) — коммуна на севере Франции, регион О-де-Франс, департамент Сомма, округ Абвиль, кантон Фривиль-Эскарботен. Курортный поселок, расположен на побережье канала Ла-Манш, в 28 км к северо-западу от Абвиля.

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