Trouville-sur-Mer | ||
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Banks of the Touques River
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Coordinates: 49°22′06″N 0°04′57″E / 49.3683°N 0.0825°ECoordinates: 49°22′06″N 0°04′57″E / 49.3683°N 0.0825°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Normandy | |
Department | Calvados | |
Arrondissement | Lisieux | |
Canton | Trouville-sur-Mer | |
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• Mayor (2008–2014) | Christian Cardon | |
Area1 | 6.79 km2 (2.62 sq mi) | |
Population (2008)2 | 4,864 | |
• Density | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 14715 /14360 | |
Elevation | 0–148 m (0–486 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 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. |
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, commonly referred to as Trouville, is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Trouville-sur-Mer borders Deauville. This village of fishermen is a popular tourist attraction in Normandy.
Eugène Boudin, The Beach at Trouville, 1865, Princeton University Art Museum
Eugène Boudin, The Beach at Trouville (Trouville, La Plage), Brooklyn Museum
The town's inhabitants are called Trouvillais.
Trouville-sur-Mer is twinned with: