Gouville-sur-Mer in Normandy
The Quaint Village and Cabanas in Gouville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France
Snippets From Our France and Italy Trip
We had a post from our stay in Agon-Countainville a few weeks ago with friends, Dagny and Philippe. During this stay in Coutainville, we did a short road trip to Gouville-sur-Mer.
It only takes about ten minutes behind the wheel before you hit the quaint village of Gouville-sur-Mer. It is a small town you easily would miss if you don’t weir off the main highways. As a first-time visitor, there is little to the town besides the cozy town center typical for probably thousands of villages in France.
There is a laid-back and quiet atmosphere in this small town where life revolves around a small town core with a church, city hall, a bakery, and a few other shops.
Our goal was a trip to the beach so we did not spend much time in Gouville-sur-Mer but long enough to pick up a baguette at the bakery and visit a few of the shops in search of souvenirs.
A map of the small town of Gouville-sur-Mer and adjacent beach in Normandy, France
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Cabanas de Gouville-sur-Mer
I believe it was in a supermarket in Coutainville that I first saw a large poster showing the Cabanas de Gouville-sur-Mer. Dagny and Philippe said; let’s go there one day and they kept the promise on our small road trip in a Citroẽn C1.
The cabins have been around for more than a century although they disappeared during World War II. They were rebuilt in higher numbers after the war.
The colorful beach huts at Gouville-sur-Mer Beach in Normandy, France
Leica SL2-S, Voigtländer Nokton 28mm f/1.5
A century ago there was only one hotel in Gouville-sur-Mer and guests were transported in horse-drawn carriages to the beach and used the colorful beach huts to change for a swim in the Atlantic Ocean.
Today, the many huts are privately owned and are generally used to store small boats or beach toys. The huts are nestled in the dunes near the coast of Normandy and are a wonderful and colorful display. Despite the colors I quite enjoyed photographing the huts in black and white also.
Please keep scrolling for more photos from the beach huts and Gouville-sur-Mer.
The beach huts are lined up in the dunes on the Normandy Coast
Leica SL2-S, Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1.2
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The photos in this article are made using a Leica SL2-S, Voigtländer Nokton Vintage Line 28mm f/1.5 and Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1.2 lenses (links to my camera and lens reviews).
