Cabourg


Cabourg is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of France. Cabourg is on the coast of the English Channel, at the mouth of the river Dives. The back country is a plain, favourable to the culture of cereal. The town sits on the Côte Fleurie and its population increases by over 40,000 during the summer.

History

It was from Cabourg that William the Conqueror drove the troops of Henry I of France back into the sea in 1058.
According to Marcel Proust's biographer George D. Painter:

Population

Climate

Cabourg is under the influence of an oceanic climate, with fresh summers and very mild winters.

Culture

Each year in June, Cabourg hosts the International Festival of the Romantic Movie.

Personalities

Cabourg is famous for being Marcel Proust's favorite vacation place at the beginning of the 20th century; it is the inspiration for Balbec, the seaside resort in Proust's In Search of Lost Time.
Cabourg has relations with the following cities: