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Trouville-sur-Mer

Trouville-sur-Mer
Banks of the Touques River
Banks of the Touques River
Coat of arms of Trouville-sur-Mer
Coat of arms
Trouville-sur-Mer is located in France
Trouville-sur-Mer
Trouville-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 49°22′06″N 0°04′57″E / 49.3683°N 0.0825°E / 49.3683; 0.0825Coordinates: 49°22′06″N 0°04′57″E / 49.3683°N 0.0825°E / 49.3683; 0.0825
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Lisieux
Canton Trouville-sur-Mer
Government
 • 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)

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:



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