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Dives-sur-Mer (, literally Dives on Sea; ) is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy in northwestern France.

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Dives-sur-Mer is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Dozulé, Calvados, and the arrondissement of Lisieux. The town shares borders with Cabourg, Gonneville-sur-Mer, Grangues, and Houlgate. Its official name is also listed as Dives, and it is named after Dives and the English Channel. The administrative area covers 6.46 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 135 meters.

The population of Dives-sur-Mer is recorded as 6,299, comprising 2,562 males and 2,984 females. Another source lists the population as 5,906. The town is associated with the canton of Cabourg for electoral purposes and has a postal code of 14160. It is twinned with Oberkochen. The local timezone is Europe/Paris.

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Place details

Locality
Dives-sur-Mer
Region
Normandie
Country
France
Population
5,906
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Key facts

French commune.name
Dives-sur-Mer
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
FranceNormandieDivesSurMerEglise.jpg
French commune.caption
13th and 14th Century church in Dives-sur-Mer
French commune.image coat of arms
CoA_fr_Dives.svg
French commune.arrondissement
Lisieux
French commune.canton
Cabourg
French commune.INSEE
14225
French commune.postal code
14160
French commune.mayor
Pierre Mouraret
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
CC Normandie-Cabourg-Pays d'Auge
French commune.elevation m
4
French commune.elevation min m
0
French commune.elevation max m
135
French commune.area km2
6.46

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Wikidata facts

Named after
English Channel
Official name
Dives
Country
France
Population
5122
Area
6.46
Elevation
41
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Varaville
Official website
www.dives-sur-mer.fr
Image
FranceNormandieDivesSurMerEglise.jpg
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twinned administrative body
Oberkochen
Commons category
Dives-sur-Mer
postal code
14160
topic's main category
Category:Dives-sur-Mer
associated electoral district
canton of Cabourg
male population
2562
female population
2984
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-2-31-28-12-50
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  • History
  • Population
  • Transport
  • Sport
  • See also
  • References
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Dives-sur-Mer (, literally Dives on Sea; ) is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy in northwestern France.

==History== It was from the harbour of Dives-sur-Mer that William the Conqueror set out on the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. On the night before sailing to Pevensey Bay for battle, William and 475 barons and knights from Normandy, Flanders and Brittany attended Dives-sur-Mer church for Mass and prayers.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dives-sur-Mer” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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