Vierville-sur-Mer | |
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![]() Dog White and Dog Red sectors on Omaha Beach | |
Coordinates: 49°22′30″N 0°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 (2021)[2] | 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: [vjɛʁvil syʁ mɛʁ] , literally Vierville on Sea) is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy region in northwestern France.
History
[edit]World War II
[edit]![](Https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/A_platoon_of_Negro_troops_surrounds_a_farm_house_in_a_town_in_France%2C_as_they_prepare_to_eliminate_a_German_sniper..._-_NARA_-_531188.jpg/220px-A_platoon_of_Negro_troops_surrounds_a_farm_house_in_a_town_in_France%2C_as_they_prepare_to_eliminate_a_German_sniper..._-_NARA_-_531188.jpg)
![](Https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Cimeti%C3%A8re_provisoire_%C3%A0_Vierville.jpg/220px-Cimeti%C3%A8re_provisoire_%C3%A0_Vierville.jpg)
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.
Population
[edit]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] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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