Biville-sur-Mer

Biville-sur-Mer
Biville-sur-Mer

Coordinates: 49°58′59″N 1°15′13″E / 49.9831°N 1.2536°E / 49.9831; 1.2536Coordinates: 49°58′59″N 1°15′13″E / 49.9831°N 1.2536°E / 49.9831; 1.2536
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Dieppe
Canton Dieppe-2
Area1 5.3 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 657
  Density 120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population287323344524547534657
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

See also

References

  1. Arrêté préfectoral 26 November 2015 (French)

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