Dives-sur-Mer
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Location within Normandy region
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| Coordinates: 49°17′11″N 0°06′00″W / 49.2864°N 0.1°WCoordinates: 49°17′11″N 0°06′00″W / 49.2864°N 0.1°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Lisieux | |
| Canton | Dozulé | |
| Intercommunality | Estuaire de la Dives | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Pierre Mouraret | |
| Area1 | 6.46 km2 (2.49 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 5,912 | |
| • Density | 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14225 /14160 | |
| Elevation | 0–135 m (0–443 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Dives-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
It was from harbour of Dives-sur-Mer that William the Conqueror set out on the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. A monumental plaque in the church lists the companions of the Conqueror. The medieval wooden market hall and the 13th-14th-century church are the main attractions of the town.
Dives-sur-Mer is served by two stations on the railway line from Deauville to Dives-sur-Mer: Gare de Dives-Cabourg and the station Dives-sur-Mer-Port-Guillaume. Train services operate year-round at weekends as well as on weekdays during the summer season. Dives is also on line no. 20 of the Calvados bus company Bus Verts du Calvados.
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