Cayeux-sur-Mer

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Coordinates: 50°10′54″N 1°29′45″E / 50.1816666667, 1.49583333333

Commune of Cayeux-sur-Mer
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Saint-Valery-sur-Somme
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes Baie de Somme Sud
Mayor	Yvonne Perruchot (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	0 m–15 m (avg. 2 m)
Land area¹	26,29 km²
Population² (1999)	2781
- Density	105/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	80182/ 80410
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Cayeux-sur-Mer is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 Places of interest 4 See also 5 External links 6 Notes

[edit] Geography

A seaside town, situated on the D102 road, some 14 miles northwest of Abbeville.

[edit] Population

Population Growth

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
2724	2750	2862	2649	2856	2781
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• 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.

[edit] See also

Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme
Réseau des Bains de Mer
Communes of the Somme department

[edit] External links

• Photos of the seaside towns (French)
• Cayeux-sur-Mer on the Insee website(French)
• Cayeux-sur-Mer on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on February 1st 2008.