Blonville-sur-Mer
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Location within Lower Normandy region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Lower Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Lisieux |
| Canton | Trouville-sur-Mer |
| Intercommunality | Cœur Côte Fleurie |
| Mayor | Jean-Pierre Millet (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 2–112 m (6.6–367 ft) (avg. 101 m or 331 ft) |
| Land area1 | 6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,605 (2008) |
| - Density | 236 /km2 (610 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14079/ 14910 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 49°20′21″N 0°01′53″E / 49.3392°N 0.0314°E
Blonville-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France. It is a seaside resort on the Côte Fleurie with a long sandy beach.
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[edit] Transport
Blonville-sur-Mer is on the line from Deauville to Dives-sur-Mer. The station building (Blonville-Bénerville) is no longer open but train services operate year round at weekends as well as on week days during the summer season.
[edit] Population
| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1886 | 1901 | 1939 | 1946 | 1962 | 1968 |
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| Population | 114 | 332 | 311 | 343 | 360 | 357 | 603 | 645 | 729 | 727 |
| Year | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 758 | 889 | 1062 | 1341 | 1605 |
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