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Dives sur Mer

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Country
  
Department
  
Intercommunality
  
Estuaire de la Dives

Area
  
6.46 km²

Local time
  
Wednesday 9:32 PM

Region
  
Normandy

Canton
  
Dozulé

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Population
  
5,812 (1999)

Arrondissement
  
Dives-sur-Mer wwwfrancethiswaycomimagesplacesdivessurmerjpg

Weather
  
12°C, Wind SW at 18 km/h, 94% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Village Guillaume le Conquerant Dives sur mer, Halles médiévales, Eric Kerbrat

Dives-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Contents

Map of 14160 Dives-sur-Mer, France

History

It was from harbour of Dives-sur-Mer that William the Conqueror set out on the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. A monumental plaque in the church lists the companions of the Conqueror. The medieval wooden market hall and the 13th-14th-century church are the main attractions of the town.

Transport

Dives-sur-Mer is served by two stations on the railway line from Deauville to Dives-sur-Mer: Gare de Dives-Cabourg and the station Dives-sur-Mer-Port-Guillaume. Train services operate year-round at weekends as well as on weekdays during the summer season. Dives is also on line no. 20 of the Calvados bus company Bus Verts du Calvados.

References

Dives-sur-Mer Wikipedia


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