Sotteville-sur-Mer
| Sotteville-sur-Mer | ||
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Notre-Dame church | ||
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  Sotteville-sur-Mer | ||
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Location within Normandy region  Sotteville-sur-Mer | ||
| Coordinates: 49°52′56″N 0°49′52″E / 49.8822°N 0.8311°ECoordinates: 49°52′56″N 0°49′52″E / 49.8822°N 0.8311°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Normandy | |
| Department | Seine-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe | |
| Canton | Fontaine-le-Dun | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Entre Mer et Lin | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2013–2014) | Jean-Claude Bazire | |
| Area1 | 8.09 km2 (3.12 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010)2 | 357 | |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76683 / 76740 | |
| Elevation |
0–69 m (0–226 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 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. | ||
Sotteville-sur-Mer is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in north-western France.
Geography
A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Dieppe, at the junction of the D68 and D89 roads. Here, huge chalk cliffs rise up from a pebble beach to overlook the English Channel. Access to the beach is by 231 steps cut out of the cliffs.
Heraldry
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The arms of Sotteville-sur-Mer are blazoned : Or, a lion per fess azure and gules, armed and langued counterchanged. |
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2007 | 2010 |
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| 265 | 324 | 318 | 313 | 365 | 388 | 363 | 359 | 357 |
| Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||||
Places of interest
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the thirteenth century.
- The chapel of Notre-Dame-du-Val, dating from the tenth century.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sotteville-sur-Mer. |
- Official website of Sotteville-sur-Mer (French)
- Sotteville-sur-Mer on the Quid website (French)
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