Dives-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 | Dozulé |
| Intercommunality | Estuaire de la Dives |
| Mayor | Pierre Mouraret (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 0–135 m (0–443 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
| Land area1 | 6.46 km2 (2.49 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 5,912 (2008) |
| - Density | 915 /km2 (2,370 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14225/ 14160 |
| 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°17′11″N 0°06′00″W / 49.2864°N 0.1°W
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This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in the French Wikipedia. (December 2008) Click [show] on the right for instructions.
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Dives-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.
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[edit] History
It was from harbour of Dives-sur-Mer that William the Conqueror set out on the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, but silting up over the centuries has since left the town well inland from the sea.
A monumental plaque in the church lists the companions of the Conqueror. The medieval wooden market hall is also among the attractions of the town.
[edit] Population
| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 |
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| Population | 370 | 349 | 409 | 418 | 589 | 541 | 518 | 503 | 539 | 589 |
| Year | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 |
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| Population | 656 | 854 | 826 | 871 | 1001 | 1097 | 1441 | 1720 | 3450 | 3453 |
| Year | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 |
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| Population | 3614 | 4233 | 4460 | 5577 | 5300 | 5046 | 5893 | 6258 | 6299 | 5872 |
| Year | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| Population | 5508 | 5344 | 5812 |
[edit] Transport
Dives-sur-Mer is on the line from Deauville to Dives-sur-Mer. The station is open, train services operate year round at weekends as well as on week days during the summer season. Dives is also on line #20 of the Calvados bus company Bus Verts du Calvados.
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