Trouville-sur-Mer
Trouville-sur-Mer, commonly referred to as Trouville, is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
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Banks of the Touques River | |
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Coordinates: 49°22′06″N 0°04′57″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Calvados |
Arrondissement | Lisieux |
Canton | Honfleur-Deauville |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Christian Cardon |
Area 1 | 6.79 km2 (2.62 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 4,628 |
• Density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 14715 /14360 |
Elevation | 0–148 m (0–486 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Trouville-sur-Mer borders Deauville. This village of fishermen is a popular tourist attraction in Normandy.
Gallery
- Eugène Boudin, The Beach at Trouville, 1865, Princeton University Art Museum
- Eugène Boudin, The Beach at Trouville (Trouville, La Plage), Brooklyn Museum
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1793 | 938 | — |
1800 | 628 | −33.0% |
1806 | 1,072 | +70.7% |
1821 | 1,236 | +15.3% |
1831 | 1,464 | +18.4% |
1836 | 1,673 | +14.3% |
1841 | 1,887 | +12.8% |
1846 | 2,267 | +20.1% |
1851 | 3,504 | +54.6% |
1856 | 4,163 | +18.8% |
1861 | 5,200 | +24.9% |
1866 | 5,694 | +9.5% |
1872 | 5,761 | +1.2% |
1876 | 5,886 | +2.2% |
1881 | 6,263 | +6.4% |
1886 | 6,308 | +0.7% |
1891 | 6,243 | −1.0% |
1896 | 6,264 | +0.3% |
1901 | 6,137 | −2.0% |
1906 | 6,401 | +4.3% |
1911 | 6,190 | −3.3% |
1921 | 6,262 | +1.2% |
1926 | 6,514 | +4.0% |
1931 | 6,465 | −0.8% |
1936 | 6,182 | −4.4% |
1946 | 7,585 | +22.7% |
1954 | 7,040 | −7.2% |
1962 | 6,622 | −5.9% |
1968 | 6,429 | −2.9% |
1975 | 6,618 | +2.9% |
1982 | 6,008 | −9.2% |
1990 | 5,607 | −6.7% |
1999 | 5,411 | −3.5% |
2008 | 4,864 | −10.1% |
The town's inhabitants are called Trouvillais.
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Trouville-sur-Mer is twinned with:
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See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trouville-sur-Mer. |
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Trouville-sur-Mer. |
- Short history of this surprising town with pictures
- Trouville-sur-Mer pictures
- An important character who lived in Trouville was Savignac, his art is the brand of the town. View here: http://www.normandythenandnow.com/udders-savignac-and-trouville-sur-mer/
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