Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, Seine-Maritime

Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿obɛ̃ syʁ mɛʁ] , literally Saint-Aubin on Sea) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
The chateau in Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
The chateau in Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
Coat of arms of Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
Location of Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer is located in France
Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer is located in Normandy
Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 49°53′24″N 0°52′32″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonSaint-Valery-en-Caux
IntercommunalityCC Côte d'Albâtre
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Joël Deschamps[1]
Area
1
6.21 km2 (2.40 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
163
  Density26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76564 /76740
Elevation0–54 m (0–177 ft)
(avg. 20 m or 66 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A village of farming and tourism situated in the Pays de Caux, at the junction of the D75, D68 and the D237 roads, some 13 miles (21 km) southwest of Dieppe. Here, huge chalk cliffs overlook a pebble beach and the English Channel.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968264    
1975235−1.65%
1982280+2.53%
1990281+0.04%
1999280−0.04%
2007265−0.69%
2012220−3.65%
2017170−5.03%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

  • A Louis XIII style château, built on the old castle, with a dovecote and park.
  • A seventeenth-century fortified manorhouse.
  • Vestiges of the Atlantic Wall.
  • The church of St. Aubin, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

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