Cayeux sur Mer

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Country France Department Somme Canton Saint-Valery-sur-Somme Area 26.29 km²		Region Hauts-de-France Arrondissement Abbeville Intercommunality Baie de Somme Sud Local time Tuesday 4:19 AM

Weather 8°C, Wind NW at 19 km/h, 83% Humidity

Cayeux-sur-Mer is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Map of 80410 Cayeux-sur-Mer, France

The commune is a seaside town, situated on the D102 road, some 14 miles (23 km) northwest of Abbeville.

The boardwalk (quite famous and probably the longest of Europe), with about 400 cabins. Unfortunately the number diminishes with each passing year.

The station of the preserved railway, the Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme.

The remains of the lighthouse, built in 1835, destroyed in August 1944 by the Germans.

"Benoît Champy", a 19th-century lifeboat that one can visit (Intersection Boulevard General Sizaire - Rue de la Halle).

Woodwork decorating the marriage room of the town hall, that originate from a former church.

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