Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer

Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer is a common French, located in the department of the Seine-Maritime and the area High-Normandy. Its inhabitants are Saint-Margueritais.

Geography

History

1822 : Blancmesnil is attached to Holy-Marguerite .
August 19th 1942: the men of the 4th British Commando of Lord Lovat unload on the Yellow Beach and take the Hess Battery and its garrison. It will be the only success of the Opération Jubilee.
1981: Holy-Marguerite takes the name of Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer.

Administration

Demography

Graph of the evolution of the population 1794 - 1999 < Br > Until 1820, the graph does not take account of the population of Blancmesnil.

Places and monuments

Cape d' Ailly
the Headlight of Ailly
Gardens of Vastérival

Vastérival, garden of 9 hectares created in 1957 by the princess Greta Sturdza, vice-president of Royal Horticultural Society and president of International Dendrology Society, is an exceptional garden which attracts since years the experts of the whole world

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of the Seine-Maritime

External bonds

* Official site

Webcam of co. Marguerite on Sea
Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer on the site of the national geographical Institute
Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer on the site of INSEE
Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer on the site of Quid
Localization of Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer on Mapquest

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