Deauville

Deauville is a commune in Lower Normandy in the Calvados department in northwestern France.

Deauville

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Bathing Time at Deauville, by Eugène Boudin, 1865
Coat of arms of Deauville
Administration
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.