Mers-les-Bains

Mers- les- Bains is a commune with 2917 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) by the Somme countryside on the border of Picardy to Normandy. The inhabitants are called " Mersois ".

Location

Mers- les- Bains is located on the coast of the English Channel, at the mouth of Bresle that mark the border between Picardy and Normandy is here, nestled between the chalk cliffs. For the location characteristic are numerous villas in the style of the 60s of the 19th century. On the other side of the département and region boundary is Le Tréport. The nearest major town is then Eu ( Seine- Maritime).

Demographics

Twinning

Mers- les- Bains has been twinned with the German city of Beverungen in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Gallery

Notre Dame on the " log cabin ", a German bunker from the Second World War.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Eugène Dabit (1898-1936), painter and writer
  • Augustin Chantrel (1906-1956), football player
Arrondissement Arrondissement of Abbeville Cantons of France Canton of Ault Postal codes in France Bresle (river) Eu (Seine-Maritime) Abbeville Ault (Somme) Canchy (Somme) Le Crotoy Domvast Forest-Montiers Gamaches Gueschart Hallencourt Hiermont Huppy Mons-Boubert Moyenneville (Somme) Nampont Neuville-au-Bois Nouvion Noyelles-sur-Mer Oisemont Oust-Marest Rambures Rue (Somme) Saint-Valery-sur-Somme Senarpont Vaudricourt (Somme) Woignarue Woincourt Woirel Yaucourt-Bussus Yonval Yvrench Yvrencheux Yzengremer
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