Blonville-sur-Mer

Blonville-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is a seaside resort on the Côte Fleurie with a long sandy beach.

Blonville-sur-Mer
Countryside and beach
Coat of arms
Location of Blonville-sur-Mer
Blonville-sur-Mer
Blonville-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 49°20′21″N 0°01′53″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementLisieux
CantonPont-l'Évêque
IntercommunalityCœur Côte Fleurie
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Yves Lemonnier
Area
1
6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,545
  Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14079 /14910
Elevation2–112 m (6.6–367.5 ft)
(avg. 101 m or 331 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Transport

Blonville-sur-Mer is on the railway line from Deauville to Dives-sur-Mer. The station building (Blonville-Bénerville) is no longer open but train services operate year-round at weekends as well as on week days during the summer season.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793114    
1800332+191.2%
1806311−6.3%
1821343+10.3%
1886360+5.0%
1901357−0.8%
1939603+68.9%
1946645+7.0%
1962729+13.0%
YearPop.±%
1968727−0.3%
1975758+4.3%
1982889+17.3%
19901,062+19.5%
19991,341+26.3%
20081,605+19.7%
20131,549−3.5%
20141,528−1.4%

Notable people linked to the commune

Deaths

Others

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Edouard Launet, "Les aventures de Marcel et Gaston", Libération, 6 August 2011
  3. Louis Laroque, "Maisons de stars" Archived 2014-09-12 at the Wayback Machine, Le Point, 14 August 2008
  4. Bernard Gourbin, Les Inconnus célèbres de Normandie, éd. Albin Michel, 1995, p. 174-179


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