Quiberville-sur-Mer
Quiberville | |
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The beach at Quiberville | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Quiberville | |
Quiberville Quiberville | |
| Coordinates: 49°53′57″N 0°55′13″E / 49.8992°N 0.9203°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Dieppe-1 |
| Intercommunality | CC Terroir de Caux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-François Bloc[1] |
Area 1 | 3.35 km2 (1.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 544 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76515 /76860 |
| Elevation | 0–58 m (0–190 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Quiberville-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [kibɛʁvil syʁ mɛʁ], lit. 'Quiberville on Sea'; before 2024: Quiberville[3]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
This is a village based on tourism and farming, situated by the mouth of the river Saâne in the Pays de Caux. The D2, the D75, and the D127 roads, intersect here some 8 miles (13 km) west of Dieppe. Huge chalk cliffs face a pebble beach and the English Channel.
Heraldry
| The arms of Quiberville are blazoned : Azure, 3 (weavers) shuttles Or, and in chief on an inescutcheon gules, 2 leopards Or, armed and langued azure.
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 362 | — |
| 1975 | 399 | +1.40% |
| 1982 | 427 | +0.97% |
| 1990 | 429 | +0.06% |
| 1999 | 467 | +0.95% |
| 2007 | 508 | +1.06% |
| 2012 | 552 | +1.68% |
| 2017 | 552 | +0.00% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St. Valery, dating from the twelfth century.
- A stone cross dated 1602.
See also
References
- ^ Liste des maires du département de la Seine-Maritime, 10 August 2020
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Décret No. 2023-1386 du 22 décembre 2023 portant changement du nom de communes
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Quiberville-sur-Mer.
- Website of Quiberville sailing club (in French)