Blonville-sur-Mer

Blonville-sur-Mer
Countryside and beach
Coat of arms
Blonville-sur-Mer
Location within Lower Normandy region Blonville-sur-Mer
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Lisieux
Canton	Trouville-sur-Mer
Intercommunality	Cœur Côte Fleurie
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Pierre Millet
Area1	6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	1,605
• Density	240/km2 (610/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	14079 / 14910
Elevation	2–112 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

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
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	114	—
1800	332	+191.2%
1806	311	−6.3%
1821	343	+10.3%
1886	360	+5.0%
1901	357	−0.8%
1939	603	+68.9%
1946	645	+7.0%
1962	729	+13.0%
1968	727	−0.3%
1975	758	+4.3%
1982	889	+17.3%
1990	1,062	+19.5%
1999	1,341	+26.3%
2008	1,605	+19.7%

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

References

• INSEE