Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives

Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives
Benedictine abbey
Benedictine abbey
Coat of arms of Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives
Location of Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives
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Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives is located in France
Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives
Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives
Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives is located in Normandy
Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives
Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives
Coordinates: 49°01′N 0°02′W / 49.02°N 0.03°W / 49.02; -0.03
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementLisieux
CantonLivarot-Pays-d'Auge
CommuneSaint-Pierre-en-Auge
Area
1
9.68 km2 (3.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
3,290
 • Density340/km2 (880/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
14170
Elevation23–74 m (75–243 ft)
(avg. 32 m or 105 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ syʁ div] , literally Saint-Pierre on Dives) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Saint-Pierre-en-Auge.[2]

The abbey church was rebuilt during the 12th and 13th centuries and restored and modified in the 16th and 17th centuries, replacing the former abbey church built in 1011 by William the Conqueror's aunt, Countess Lesceline. The church was entirely restored in the 16th century. By that time it got its general current appearance: a long main nave with two aisles and five radiating chapels, in the Gothic style.