Dives-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [div syʁ mɛʁ] (listen), literally Dives on Sea; Norman: Dives sus Mé) is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy in northwestern France.
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Dives-sur-Mer | |
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Commune | |
![]() 13th and 14th Century church in Dives-sur-Mer[2] | |
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Location of Dives-sur-Mer ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 49°17′11″N 0°06′00″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Calvados |
Arrondissement | Lisieux |
Canton | Cabourg |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Mouraret[3] |
Area 1 | 6.46 km2 (2.49 sq mi) |
Population | 5,276 |
• Density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 14225 /14160 |
Elevation | 0–135 m (0–443 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
It was from harbour of Dives-sur-Mer that William the Conqueror set out on the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. A monumental plaque in the church lists the companions of the Conqueror. The medieval wooden market hall and the 13th-14th-century church are the main attractions of the town.
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Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6] |
Dives-sur-Mer is served by two stations on the railway line from Deauville to Dives-sur-Mer: Gare de Dives-Cabourg and the station Dives-sur-Mer-Port-Guillaume. Train services operate year-round at weekends as well as on weekdays during the summer season. Dives is also on line no. 20 of the Calvados bus company Bus Verts du Calvados.
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