Gouville-sur-Mer
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Gouville-sur-Mer | |
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 Town hall | |
 Location of Gouville-sur-Mer | |
  Gouville-sur-Mer  Gouville-sur-Mer | |
| Coordinates: 49°05′53″N 1°34′45″W / 49.0981°N 1.5792°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Coutances |
| Canton | Agon-Coutainville |
| Intercommunality | Coutances Mer et Bocage |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | François Legras[1] |
Area 1 | 34.55 km2 (13.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,274 |
| • Density | 94.76/km2 (245.4/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Gouvillais |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50215 /50560 |
| Elevation | 0–98 m (0–322 ft) |
| Website | www.gouville-sur-mer.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Gouville-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [ɡuvil syʁ mɛʁ], literally Gouville on Sea) is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, the former commune of Boisroger was merged into Gouville-sur-Mer.[3] On 1 January 2019, the former communes of Anneville-sur-Mer, Montsurvent and Servigny were merged into Gouville-sur-Mer.[4]
Population data refer to the area corresponding with the commune as of January 2025.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,905 | — |
| 1975 | 1,852 | −0.40% |
| 1982 | 1,930 | +0.59% |
| 1990 | 2,081 | +0.95% |
| 1999 | 2,474 | +1.94% |
| 2007 | 2,982 | +2.36% |
| 2012 | 3,031 | +0.33% |
| 2017 | 3,173 | +0.92% |
| 2023 | 3,274 | +0.52% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Heraldry
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The arms of Gouville-sur-Mer are blazoned : Per pale 1: Vert, in pale 3 cocks Or, crested gules, 2nd one contourny; 2: Azure, a lighthouse argent pierced and masoned sable, enflamed Or, arising from a rock from a bar wavy couped (wave) argent.
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