The seaside resort of Deauville, on the Flower Coast, owes its international fame to the American film festival, which makes it an unmissable cultural hub. Yet there is far more to its brand image than this annual gathering for stars of the silver screen.
This town in Calvados has other distinctive symbols, starting with its huge, sandy beach, brightened up by parasols in five colours which enchant photographers from all countries. The beach is next to the famous Les Planches promenade, a listed historic monument (Monument historique) which runs alongside the Art Deco-style Pompeian Baths, inspired by designs from Antiquity and created by the architect Charles Adda. This iconic place is enhanced by the famous beach huts, created by the same architect in 1923 and named after American actors.
Its charming villas, including the villa Strassburger, the most characteristic of the Belle Époque villas, but also its prestigious hotels, luxury boutiques, thalassotherapy centre and casino complete the picture of this resort, which is certainly associated with high society, but whose glamorous and romantic character is undeniable. Even Trouville-Deauville station, built in the neo-Norman style and listed as a historic monument since 2010, stands out for its two frescoes created in 1932 and its red and yellow paving stones.
The town boasts many green spaces, such as the Lais de Mer park, a vast expanse on the edge of the beach with a playground and a "garden of hearts" dedicated to lovers, but also the Rives de la Touques park, a verdant promenade created on the riverbank; the inter-communal leisure park and its 11 hectares with various areas and playgrounds; the sublime Calouste Gulbenkian park, created by a talented landscape gardener, or the Greenway (Voie Verte) which connects the town centres of Saint-Arnoult and Deauville.
The town is also a major centre for equestrianism, with its prestigious Deauville-Clairefontaine racecourse, inaugurated in 1864, which is one of the leading racecourses in France and organises numerous flat races. The seaside resort also hosts the famous Deauville International Polo Club (world polo championship), and hosts yearling sales and sailing regattas...
"Deauville, every season its pleasures"... Located in the heart of Normandy, seaside resort of international renown, Deauville, symbol of elegance and the art of living, has retained the charm of a city of resort. Two hours from Paris, Deauville ensures a complete change of scenery with its 1900 villas, its typically Norman half-timbered houses, its shops with major brands, its luxury four-star hotels and colorful umbrellas on the sandy beach. Open all year, Deauville lives 90% of tourism and breathes the rhythm of the passing seasons and its many fun, cultural and sports events. At Deauville, the horse is king. Deauville and the horse are like Deauville and the sea: inseparable. Two racetracks, races, jumping, training center, yearling sales, polo, carriage... not to mention the horse riding on the beach at low tide, Deauville lives by and for the horse. Deauville, it is still a lot of things declining in the plural: many sports to practice (tennis, golf, horse riding...), animations to live, visits to imagine, discoveries to make, harbors to sail, spectacles to appreciate...
Deauville, formerly... It was a small village of peasants located on the Mont-Canisy, hillside overlooking the sea. Grouped around the church Saint-Laurent, the hundred inhabitants of "Dosville" lived essentially of the agriculture and livestock. The marshes and dunes, situated below the village and on which the future Deauville was going to be built, were then used to graze cattle and sheep. It was during the summer of 1858 that the Duke of Morny, half-brother of Napoleon III, invited to Trouville by his doctor, Dr. Olliffe, imagine to build on this expanse of sand and marsh "a kingdom of 'elegance' close to Paris: it will be the seaside resort of Deauville. Associated with Dr. Olliffe, the banker Donon and the architect Breney, Morny created in four years a city whose casino soon, the Grand Hotel, the beach and the racecourse would attract the aristocratic clientele of Paris and international... During his history straddling three centuries, Deauville has evolved with the times, from seaside tourism a few weeks per year to a year-round resort, without denying its cultural and architectural roots.
Today, the city is committed to a global protection of its environment, in particular by creating a Protection Zone Architectural Heritage, Urban and Landscape. The objective of this ZPPAUP is to protect the entire heritage of the city, without limiting its economic development, but in a harmonious way. You just have to discover the riches. Good walk !
- January: Horse racing - Racecourse of Deauville-La Touques.
- March: Asian Film Festival.
- April:
- Easter festival (classical music).
- Art Shopping Deauville, International Exhibition of Contemporary Art.
- May: Book Fair of Deauville Books & Music.
- June:
- Sailing: Deauville International Week.
- International Jumping.
- Horse Racing - Hippodrome of Deauville-La Touques.
- Horse racing - Hippodrome of Deauville-Clairefontaine.
- World Bridge Festival.
- Swing'In Deauville (jazz music).
- Horse Racing - Hippodrome of Deauville-La Touques.
- Horse racing - Hippodrome of Deauville-Clairefontaine.
- Lucien Barrière Deauville Polo Cup.
- August musical (classical music).
- Yearling sale.
- Rally Paris-Deauville of old cars.
- Women's Forum.
- Equi'Days: horse racing, horse sales...
- International competition of traditional teams.
- Horse Racing - Hippodrome of Deauville-La Touques.
- Christmas at the Balcony (street arts).
- The Deauville event is played on the Swing In 'Deauville notes, played on a card game with the World Bridge Festival or the European Poker Tournament, is projected on a giant screen with Asian or American film festivals, flips through literary salon Books and Musics, twirls on the classical scores of the Easter Festival and the musical August, marvels with musicians, comedians, jugglers... Christmas at Balcon (street theater festival), revive the "Roaring Twenties" with the Rallye Paris-Deauville of vintage cars, or sail with the brand new international sailing competition Deauville International Week... Deauville, it's also congresses, seminars... all along the year, especially since the creation of the Deauville International Center, which has become an indispensable tool for organizing events.
Golf : 33e Lacoste Ladies Open de France
- From 28 to 30 september 2023
- Golf Barriere Deauville
- The European women ? S golf event of the year returns to Deauville for a second edition. The best players of the discipline will play on the fairways of the Diane Barrière course of the Golf Barrière Deauville, a par 71 of 5,648 meters opened in 1929 and designed by the English architect Tom Simpson. The competition is played over three rounds, one per day, and a "cut" is made after the first two rounds to allow only the 60 best competitors to fight for the title and a record prize fund of 350 000 ? The Alliance formula is also renewed for this 33rd edition. Thus, 36 amateur golfers have the opportunity to share the games of the "proettes" during the first two rounds of competition and to live a unique immersion - The Lacoste Ladies Open de France is open to all. Spectators, golf fans as well as neophytes, can come and watch and encourage the players as close as possible to the game.
Vente au Déballage des ADOS
- From 30 september to 1 october 2023
- 118 ter avenue de la République, Salle des fêtes
- The "Amicale des Deauvillais d'Origine et Sympathisants" organizes a sale of clothes and various objects with about sixty exhibitors.
Versailles-Deauville Cycling Experience by Lepape
- On 30 september 2023
- Arrivée Avenue Lucien Barrière
- A new cyclosportive linking two internationally renowned towns, Versailles and Deauville. - A 255 km route awaits participants on this first version of the Versailles Deauville, to be completed solo or in relay. This is a real test of strength, to be completed at between 22 and 30 km/h, i.e. between 7h30 and 11h of effort. - The signposted route starts in Versailles, near the Château, then leaves the Paris region via the Cheuvreuse valley to reach the loops of the Seine and the Pays d ? Auge, before heading for Deauville. - Edition 0 of this new sporting event will allow us to test the event with a limited selection of 150 cyclists, a heterogeneous group with both heavy riders and neophytes. The aim is to take the time to talk to all the participants, get their feedback and test a number of aspects : routes, flow, safety, race services, refreshments, timing, etc. - Start : September 30 at 8:00 a.m. from the Lepape "En selle Marcel" store in Versailles. - Finish : from 3:30 p.m. on Avenue Lucien Barrière in Deauville.
Les Rencontres du Musée : Marcel Gromaire Avec Bruno Gaudichon
- On 30 september 2023
- 145b avenue de la République, Les Franciscaines - Deauville
- Marcel Gromaire charted a singular course in 20th-century art history, between the rigor of the Cubist grid and Flemish expressionism. - The artist invented a realism that broke away from the rules and reflected the inspiration of the Gothic primitives. With his highly elaborate conception of each subject and his demand for "fine work" (in the spirit of the journeymen of the Middle Ages), each of his canvases represents a unique piece. - To complement the exhibition "Dans l ? intimité de Marcel Gromaire", Bruno Gaudichon, chief curator of the La Piscine museum, looks back at the artist ? S entire career, as depicted in Marcel Gromaire, l ? élégance de la force, organized in 2019-2020 by the Eugène Boudin museum in Honfleur, the Paul-Valéry museum in Sète and La Piscine ? Musée d ? Art et d ? Industrie André Diligent in Roubaix.
Exposition : "Dans l'Intimité de Marcel Gromaire"
- From 30 september 2023 to 7 january 2024
- 145b avenue de la République, Les Franciscaines - Deauville
- Interested for a time in Cubism, because it structures bodies and compositions, Marcel Gromaire (1892-1971) preferred to retain Cézanne's lessons in synthesizing forms. Gromaire's work is often described as powerful and sculptural. - The exhibition features intimate works from a collection of the artist's descendants, depicting those close to him in their daily lives, as well as the artist at work. The exhibition explores a little-known aspect of Marcel Gromaire ? S work, combining representations of the family home and the Côte Fleurie with drawings, paintings and engravings that take us into the artist ? S personal universe. - Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10.30 am to 6.30 pm.
Rencontre : Delanoë/Sardou, une Certaine Idée de la Chanson
- On 7 october 2023
- 145b avenue de la République, Les Franciscaines - Deauville
- Les Franciscaines à livre ouvert : Pierre Delanoë wrote six of Michel Sardou's greatest hits. A unique artistic collaboration, presented in a fascinating lecture by Bertrand Pénisson, a specialist on the artist. - From 1973 to 1979, Michel Sardou's collaboration with Pierre Delanoë sold almost 6 million singles. At a time when Michel Sardou is embarking on a triumphant farewell tour, Les Franciscaines is highlighting its Delanoë collection, representing a donation of 134 handwritten notebooks of his songs. - Sardou's greatest hits, such as "En chantant", "Les lacs du Connemara", "La java de Broadway", "Le France", "Les vieux mariés", "Être une femme" ? And 65 other songs written for Michel Sardou are presented here. After discovering and studying these manuscripts, and meeting 70 of the singer ? S collaborators, Bertrand Pénisson reconstructs Michel Sardou ? S creative process with Pierre Delanoë, the history of the songs, their different registers, the themes dear to both artists, their successes and failures. - Bertrand Pénisson is responsible for the only two-volume record encyclopedia devoted to Michel Sardou. He owns all the artist ? S albums and has assiduously followed his shows since the mid-80s. - The meeting will be followed by a book signing.
Bienvenue à la Retraite
- From 10 october to 19 december 2023
- 29 rue Albert Fracasse, Club Jacques Letarouilly
- Prepare for and enjoy a serene, active and fit retirement. - The "welcome to retirement" workshop is divided into 7 sessions on the following themes : - - Tuesday, October 10,2023 ? 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m - Getting to know each other ? Sharing experiences of this change. - - Thursday, October 12,2023 ? 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m - Managing my budget, knowing my administrative and legal procedures. - - Tuesday, October 17,2023 ? 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m - My desires, my projects, my tempo. - - Tuesday, October 24,2023 ? 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m - I continue to take care of myself. - - Thursday, October 26,2023 ? 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m - Time for myself, time to offer to others. - - Tuesday 07 November 2023 ? 10h00 to 12h00 - 100% mobile in retirement. - - Tuesday, December 19,2023 ? 10:00 am to 12:00 pm - Let's take stock - This cycle of meetings is proposed by neosilver in association with carsat. - Public : 2 years before retirement and up to 2 years after.
Spectacle : "Gradiva, Celle qui Marche" par Stéphanie Fuster
- On 13 october 2023
- 145b avenue de la République, Les Franciscaines - Deauville
- Les Franciscaines en scène : after touring the world with Aurélien Bory ? S dance portrait of her, Stéphanie Fuster continues her research into flamenco, and how it can transform this codified art with "Gradiva, celle qui marche". - Gradiva is the name given to a female figure depicted on an ancient bas-relief in a museum in Rome. She is also the heroine of a short novel by Jensen that inspired Freud. - By putting her body back into flamenco dance, Stéphanie Fuster demystifies the fantasy, to write, with sovereignty, her own story as a dancer and choreographer, a path towards dance. She gives flesh to "the one who walks forward", whose proud, determined movement opens a path for her : that of an analysis, a decomposition of flamenco that allows her to unravel the threads of an ardent fascination for an extraordinary woman, the flamenco dancer. - "Stéphanie Fuster melts into a phantasmagorical vision of the heroine Gradiva, to find herself in the hollow and write in filigree her journey as an adventurous artist." Rosita Boisseau ? Télérama 17.07.2018 - Concept, choreography and performance : Stéphanie Fuster - Director : Fanny de Chaillé
Défilé de la Confrérie des Chevaliers du Pont-l’Evêque
- On 14 october 2023
- 118 ter Avenue de la République, Salle des Fêtes (départ)
- Members of the Confrérie will parade through the town center to music from 4pm (departing from the Salle des Fêtes), before holding their Chapter of Inductions at the Casino Barrière, arriving around 5:15pm. - At 6:45pm, the Confréries return to the Salle des Fêtes. - The Confrérie aims to raise awareness and appreciation of "Pont l'Evêque", a soft cheese with a washed or brushed rind, of monastic origin. It traditionally holds its annual Chapter on the second weekend of October in Deauville.
Théâtre : "Pour le Meilleur et Pour le Pire"
- On 15 october 2023
- 2 rue Edmond Blanc, Casino Barrière Deauville
- Jeanne is a caring and diligent wedding planner, but despite her hard work, between her father ? S ehpad and her daughter ? S studies, her debts are piling up dangerously. Caught between a rock and a hard place, she is banking heavily on the very chic wedding for which she and her assistant, the naive and devoted Serge, have been hired this Saturday. It's a sure thing : this time, she'll be able to settle her accounts and pay off all her creditors ! Except that one after the other, everyone on the staff mysteriously disappears, putting the ceremony in jeopardy… But for Jeanne and Serge, there's no question of giving up : this wedding must go ahead, for better… and for worse !
