Cayeux-sur-Mer

Cayeux-sur-Mer
Cayeux-sur-Mer
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Saint-Valery-sur-Somme
Intercommunality	Baie de Somme Sud
Mayor	Yvonne Perruchot (2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	0–15 m (0–49 ft) (avg. 2 m or 6.6 ft)
Land area1	26.29 km2 (10.15 sq mi)
Population2	2,785  (2006)
- Density	106 /km2 (270 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80182/ 80410
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.

Cayeux-sur-Mer is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

The commune is a seaside town, situated on the D102 road, some 14 miles (23 km) northwest of Abbeville.

Population

Historical population of Cayeux-sur-Mer

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	2724	2750	2862	2649	2856	2781	2785
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The boardwalk (quite famous and probably the longest of Europe), with about 400 cabins. Unfortunately the number diminishes with each passing year.
• The station of the preserved railway, the Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme.
• The remains of the lighthouse, built in 1835, destroyed in August 1944 by the Germans.
• "Benoît Champy", a 19th century lifeboat that one can visit (Intersection Boulevard General Sizaire - Rue de la Halle).
• Woodwork decorating the marriage room of the town hall, that originate from a former church.

Cayeux railway station

See also

• Communes of the Somme department
• Réseau des Bains de Mer

References

• INSEE

External links

• Cayeux-sur-Mer, Tourism Office
• Cayeux-sur-Mer, City council
• Cayeux-sur-Mer, Somme Bay Kitesurf School
• Photos of the seaside towns (French)
• Cayeux-sur-Mer on the Quid website (French)