Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t maʁɡəʁit syʁ mɛʁ], literally Sainte-Marguerite on Sea) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
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| Coordinates: 49°54′29″N 0°56′53″E / 49.9081°N 0.9481°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Dieppe-1 |
| Intercommunality | CA Région Dieppoise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Véronique Depreux[1] |
Area 1 | 5.41 km2 (2.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 473 |
| • Density | 87.4/km2 (226/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76605 /76119 |
| Elevation | 0–87 m (0–285 ft) (avg. 35 m or 115 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editA farming and coastal village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Dieppe at the junction of the D75 and the D323 roads. Huge chalk cliffs rise up from a pebble beach overlooking the English Channel, to form the northern border of the commune.
Heraldry
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The arms of Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer are blazoned : Argent, the inscription (in two lines) "Ste. Marguerite/sur Mer" and in base a bar gemel wavy azure, and on a chief wavy gules 5 marguerite daisies slipped and leaved of the field 2 & 3.
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Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 249 | — |
| 1975 | 306 | +2.99% |
| 1982 | 465 | +6.16% |
| 1990 | 506 | +1.06% |
| 1999 | 502 | −0.09% |
| 2007 | 499 | −0.07% |
| 2012 | 496 | −0.12% |
| 2017 | 477 | −0.78% |
| 2023 | 473 | −0.14% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
edit- The Vastérival gardens.
- The church of St. Marguerite, dating from the eleventh century.
- The sixteenth-century château de la Tour and its dovecote.
- A donjon.
- The lighthouse, rebuilt in 1955.
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer.
- Official website (in French)
- Webcam of Sainte Marguerite sur Mer Archived 2019-08-15 at the Wayback Machine