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Vierville-sur-Mer | |
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Coordinates: 49°22′30″N0°54′14″W / 49.375°N 0.9039°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Calvados |
Arrondissement | Bayeux |
Canton | Trévières |
Intercommunality | CC Isigny-Omaha Intercom |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Antoine de Bellaigue [1] |
Area 1 | 6.41 km2 (2.47 sq mi) |
Population | 231 |
• Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 14745 /14710 |
Elevation | 0–62 m (0–203 ft) (avg. 46 m or 151 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Vierville-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [vjɛʁvilsyʁmɛʁ] ⓘ , literally Vierville on Sea) is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy region in northwestern France.
On 6 June 1944 (D-Day), the U.S. Army's 116th Infantry Regiment of the 29th Infantry Division, along with the 5th Ranger Battalion, and A, B, and C Companies of the 2nd Ranger Battalion landed on Dog Green, Dog White, Dog Red, and Easy Green sectors of Omaha Beach, below Vierville-sur-Mer, starting at 6.30 am.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 265 | — |
1975 | 255 | −0.55% |
1982 | 292 | +1.95% |
1990 | 256 | −1.63% |
1999 | 237 | −0.85% |
2009 | 244 | +0.29% |
2014 | 251 | +0.57% |
2020 | 231 | −1.37% |
Source: INSEE [3] |
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