Biville-sur-Mer

Biville-sur-Mer
Biville-sur-Mer
	Part of Petit-Caux
	Location of Biville-sur-Mer
	Biville-sur-Mer Biville-sur-Mer
	Coordinates: 49°58′59″N 1°15′13″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Dieppe-2
Commune	Petit-Caux
Area 1	5.3 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Population (2017)[1]	841
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	76630
Elevation	0–128 m (0–420 ft) ; (avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Biville-sur-Mer is a former commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Petit-Caux.[2]

Geography

A farming village in the Pays de Caux, bordered by cliffs overlooking the English Channel, some 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Dieppe, at the junction of the D925 and the D313 roads.

Heraldry

Arms of Biville-sur-Mer	The arms of Biville-sur-Mer are blazoned : Azure, the outline of the local church surrounding 2 swans respectant argent, all upon a base per fess wavy vert and azure. ('base' and 'sea')

Population

Historical population of Biville-sur-Mer
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	287	323	344	524	547	534	657
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

The church of St.Remi, dating from the thirteenth century.

References

Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
Arrêté préfectoral 26 November 2015 (in French)

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[pop2017-1] Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE

[2] Arrêté préfectoral 26 November 2015 (in French)