Deauville
Deauville is a commune in Lower Normandy in the Calvados department in northwestern France.
Deauville | |
Bathing Time at Deauville, by Eugène Boudin, 1865 | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Lower Normandy |
Department | Calvados |
Arrondissement | Lisieux |
Canton | Trouville-sur-Mer |
Mayor | Philippe Augier (2014–2020) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 0–83 m (0–272 ft) (avg. 5 m/16 ft) |
Land area1 | 3.57 km2 (1.38 sq mi) |
Population2 | 3,775 (2012) |
- Density | 1,057/km2 (2,740/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 14220/ 14800 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
It is a luxurious seaside resort. it is perhaps best known for its role in Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time.