Deauville (Municipality, Calvados, France)

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• Presentation of Deauville
• Description of the flag of Deauville
• Coat of arms of Deauville
• Alternative flag of Deauville
• Deauville Yacht Club

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• France
• Calvados (Department, France)

Presentation of Deauville

Deauville is a sea resort (4,500 inhabitants) located on the Channel.

In 1825, Deauville was nothing but a small village (113 inhabitants) called Auvilla or Dosville, built on a hill set back from the sand beach. At that time, sea was considered as dangerous and fishers were at the bottom of the social scale.

In the middle of the XIXth century, the English fad of sea bathing reached the coast of Normandy. The coast of Calvados was less windy and rocky than the coast of pays de Caux, in Upper-Normandy, where the first sea resorts had been built. Members of the upper classes in Paris decided to build sea resorts on the coast of Calvados, which was the nearest friendly coast. Some of these resorts were built in existing fishers' villages, such as Houlgate and Trouville.

Deauville, however, was built from scratch by a consortium led by duke of Morny, prince Demidof and doctor Oliffe.
Charles, duke of Morny (1811-1865) was the natural son of queen