Sotteville-sur-Mer | |
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Town hall of Sotteville-sur-Mer | |
![]() Location of Sotteville-sur-Mer | |
| Coordinates:49°52′56″N0°49′52″E / 49.8822°N 0.8311°E /49.8822; 0.8311 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Saint-Valery-en-Caux |
| Intercommunality | CC Côte d'Albâtre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Marie-Hélène Changarnier[1] |
Area 1 | 8.09 km2 (3.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 394 |
| • Density | 48.7/km2 (126/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76683 /76740 |
| Elevation | 0–69 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. | |
Sotteville-sur-Mer (French pronunciation:[sɔtvilsyʁmɛʁ], literallySotteville on Sea) is acommune in theSeine-Maritimedepartment in theNormandy region in north-westernFrance.
Afarming village situated in thePays de Caux, some 11 miles (18 km) southwest ofDieppe, at the junction of the D68 and D89 roads. Here, hugechalk cliffs rise up from a pebble beach to overlook theEnglish Channel. Access to the beach is by 231 steps cut out of the cliffs.
| The arms of Sotteville-sur-Mer areblazoned : Or, a lion per fess azure and gules, armed and langued counterchanged. |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 324 | — |
| 1975 | 318 | −0.27% |
| 1982 | 313 | −0.23% |
| 1990 | 365 | +1.94% |
| 1999 | 388 | +0.68% |
| 2007 | 359 | −0.97% |
| 2012 | 355 | −0.22% |
| 2017 | 390 | +1.90% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||