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Sotteville-sur-Mer

Coordinates: 49°52′56″N 0°49′52″E / 49.8822°N 0.8311°E / 49.8822; 0.8311
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Sotteville-sur-Mer
Town hall of Sotteville-sur-Mer
Town hall of Sotteville-sur-Mer
Coat of arms of Sotteville-sur-Mer
Location of Sotteville-sur-Mer
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Sotteville-sur-Mer is located in France
Sotteville-sur-Mer
Sotteville-sur-Mer
Sotteville-sur-Mer is located in Normandy
Sotteville-sur-Mer
Sotteville-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 49°52′56″N 0°49′52″E / 49.8822°N 0.8311°E / 49.8822; 0.8311
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonSaint-Valery-en-Caux
IntercommunalityCC Côte d'Albâtre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marie-Hélène Changarnier[1]
Area
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8.09 km2 (3.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
397
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76683 /76740
Elevation0–69 m (0–226 ft)
(avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Notre-Dame church

Sotteville-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [sɔtvil syʁ mɛʁ], literally Sotteville on Sea) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.

Geography

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A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Dieppe, at the junction of the D68 and D89 roads. Here, huge chalk cliffs rise up from a pebble beach to overlook the English Channel. Access to the beach is by 231 steps cut out of the cliffs.

Heraldry

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Arms of Sotteville-sur-Mer
Arms of Sotteville-sur-Mer
The arms of Sotteville-sur-Mer are blazoned :
Or, a lion per fess azure and gules, armed and langued counterchanged.



Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968324—    
1975318−0.27%
1982313−0.23%
1990365+1.94%
1999388+0.68%
2007359−0.97%
2012355−0.22%
2017390+1.90%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

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  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The chapel of Notre-Dame-du-Val, dating from the tenth century.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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