Cayeux-sur-Mer

French commune|name= Cayeux-sur-Mer


x = 128
y = 34
region=Picardie
departement=Somme
arrondissement=Abbeville
canton=Saint-Valery-sur-Somme
insee=80182
cp=80410
maire=Yvonne Perruchot
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes Baie de Somme Sud
alt moy=2 m
alt mini=0 m
alt maxi=15 m
hectares=2629
km²=26,29
sans=2781
date-sans=1999
dens=105|

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

Geography

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

Population

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.

ee also

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

Notes

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

External links

* [http://aquadec.populus.ch Photos of the seaside towns ] fr
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80182&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Cayeux-sur-Mer on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Cayeux-sur-Mer Cayeux-sur-Mer on the Quid website] fr