Deauville

The city is located in Normandy , on the English Channel , 2 hours by train or car from Paris .

Deauville was built in 1859 specifically in order for the Parisian nobility to find a personal resort where you could take sea baths without suffering especially from the sun, and at the same time demonstrate your wealth without fear of seeming tactless. It was built by the Duke Charles de Morney , a distant relative of Napoleon Bonaparte , on the advice of his wife, as a girlhood of Princess Trubetskoy .

In 1913 ^[1] Coco Chanel opened her first boutique here and introduced the fashion for tanning . In the 1960s, Claude Lelouche made the romantic film “Man and Woman” .

Today, Deauville is a popular holiday destination.

• Villa Strassburger, built at the beginning of the 20th century by order of Henry Rothschild
• Neo-Norman City Hall
• Deauville Casino
• Numerous beautiful mansions along the promenade and on the main streets of the city

Employment structure:

• agriculture - 0.8%
• industry - 5.4%
• construction - 3.8%
• trade, transport and services - 68.4%
• state and municipal services - 21.6%

The unemployment rate (2014) is 16.7% (France as a whole - 13.5%, Calvados department - 13.0%).
The average annual income per person, euro (2014) - 20,266 (France as a whole - 20,150, Calvados department - 20,046).

Population dynamics, people

Since 2001, the post of mayor of Deauville has been held by Philippe Augier, member of the Union of Democrats and Independents . In the 2014 municipal elections, his right-wing list was the only one.

Beach Cabin

Walking along the beach along the water's edge has always been secular entertainment in Deauville. Particularly noteworthy are the local beach cabs, designed in the style of Art Deco . Many of them are written with the names of famous movie stars - Rita Hayworth , Humphrey Bogart , Ingrid Bergman . But swimming in the sea, something taken for granted today, in 1913 was considered indecent. The unspoken rule was first violated by Coco Chanel . It was she and her friend, Boy Capel, who became Deauville's first bathers. Newspapers then wrote about their "heroic swim" in the front pages. Horse races, various festivals and exhibitions are regularly held in the city.

Festivals and Exhibitions

The most famous are the exhibition of contemporary art (May), the parade of convertibles and prestigious cars (May), jazz in Deauville (July), the American Film Festival (September), the rally of vintage cars Paris - Deauville (October), about which Paul Blanchard wrote a story, and Jean Delannoy made the film, and others.

Hippodrome

The Deauville racecourse is known as the venue for various international equestrian competitions, including the World Championships in polo, obstacle racing, and horse auctions.

Casino

The Deauville casino, built in 1912 in the style of the Versailles Trianon , has retained its original splendor to this day. BlackJack and roulette, as well as modern slot machines, today attract a lot of people with promises of fantastic wins. Every year, one of the stages of EPT (European PokerTour), the European Poker Series, takes place in Deauville.

Sport

For sports enthusiasts there are: tennis, golf, horse riding, shooting, air sports, water sports, fitness.

Thalassotherapy Centers

The Algoterm Thalassotherapy Center is located separately from the hotels, 100 meters from the Royal Hotel and 250 meters from the Normandy Hotel. It is divided into 5 sections: a section of procedures using sea water, a section of reflexogenic massages, a section of traditional massage, a fitness section "Aquaform" (cardio training room, gymnastics and swimming lessons, indoor pool with heated sea water (50 m), sauna, relaxation room with water mattresses, solarium), section of cosmetic procedures. In beauty salons products are used Algoterm.

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  Villa Strassburger

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  City Hall

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  Deauville Casino

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  Beach cabins

• List of counties in France

• National Institute of Statistics
• 2014 municipal election results
• Office du tourisme de Deauville Tourism Office in Deauville (French)