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Dives-sur-Mer | |
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![13th and 14th Century church in Dives-sur-Mer[2]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aFranceNormandieDivesSurMerEglise.jpg) 13th and 14th Century church in Dives-sur-Mer[2] | |
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| Coordinates:49°17′11″N0°06′00″W / 49.2864°N 0.1°W /49.2864; -0.1 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Lisieux |
| Canton | Cabourg |
| Intercommunality | CC Normandie-Cabourg-Pays d'Auge |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Pierre Mouraret[1] |
Area 1 | 6.46 km2 (2.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[3] | 5,129 |
| • Density | 794/km2 (2,060/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14225 /14160 |
| Elevation | 0–135 m (0–443 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Dives-sur-Mer (French pronunciation:[divsyʁmɛʁ]ⓘ, literallyDives on Sea;Norman:Dives sus Mé) is acommune in theCalvadosdepartment inNormandy in northwesternFrance.
It was from the harbour of Dives-sur-Mer thatWilliam the Conqueror set out on theNorman Conquest of England in 1066. On the night before sailing toPevensey Bay for battle, William and 475 barons and knights from Normandy, Flanders and Brittany attended Dives-sur-Mer church for Mass and prayers.
After much research in the 18th century, the French government placed a monumental plaque in the church listing by name all 475 companions of the Conqueror on that great mission. Book One ofOne Family's Journey Through Ten Centuries, by William Lilly, contains analysis at Appendix d, p. 1395 of the efforts to determine who those knights were. The medieval wooden market hall and the 13th-14th-century church are the main attractions of the town.
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Dives-sur-Mer is served by two stations on the railway line fromDeauville to Dives-sur-Mer:Gare de Dives-Cabourg and the station Dives-sur-Mer-Port-Guillaume. Train services operate year-round at weekends as well as on weekdays during the summer season. Dives is also on line no. 20 of theCalvados bus companyBus Verts du Calvados.
SU Dives-Cabourg is a football club, that was formed in 1929 and plays at Stade André Heurtematte.[6]
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