Cayeux-sur-Mer

Cayeux-sur-Mer
Cayeux-sur-Mer
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	Cayeux-sur-Mer
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Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Saint-Valery-sur-Somme
Intercommunality	Baie de Somme Sud
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Yvonne Perruchot
Area1	26.29 km2 (10.15 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	2,785
• Density	110/km2 (270/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80182 / 80410
Elevation	0–15 m (0–49 ft); (avg. 2 m or 6.6 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Geography

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

Historical population of Cayeux-sur-Mer
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	2724	2750	2862	2649	2856	2781	2785
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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.

Cayeux railway station

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