Gouville-sur-Mer
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
Population data refer to the area corresponding with the commune as of January 2025.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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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Climate
| Climate data for Gouville (2003–2020 normals, extremes 2003–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.1 (59.2) |
20.4 (68.7) |
24.0 (75.2) |
27.8 (82.0) |
30.6 (87.1) |
34.2 (93.6) |
37.9 (100.2) |
35.0 (95.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
28.6 (83.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
16.1 (61.0) |
37.9 (100.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.8 (47.8) |
9.2 (48.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
14.8 (58.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
20.3 (68.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
9.6 (49.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) |
6.5 (43.7) |
8.2 (46.8) |
10.8 (51.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
16.6 (61.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
10.0 (50.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
12.2 (54.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) |
3.8 (38.8) |
5.0 (41.0) |
6.8 (44.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
12.8 (55.0) |
14.6 (58.3) |
14.9 (58.8) |
12.8 (55.0) |
10.6 (51.1) |
7.4 (45.3) |
4.8 (40.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.7 (18.1) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
0.3 (32.5) |
5.1 (41.2) |
6.6 (43.9) |
7.0 (44.6) |
3.4 (38.1) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 94.4 (3.72) |
67.5 (2.66) |
62.2 (2.45) |
47.6 (1.87) |
51.7 (2.04) |
49.0 (1.93) |
49.5 (1.95) |
68.6 (2.70) |
51.6 (2.03) |
92.6 (3.65) |
103.9 (4.09) |
106.2 (4.18) |
844.8 (33.26) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 16.3 | 12.8 | 11.4 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 7.2 | 8.8 | 9.8 | 8.3 | 13.4 | 15.4 | 15.8 | 137.1 |
| Source: Meteociel[6] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 4 November 2015 (in French)
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 3 December 2018 (in French)
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ^ "Normales et records pour Gouville (50)". Meteociel. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
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