Vierville-sur-Mer
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Vierville-sur-Mer | |
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 Dog White and Dog Red sectors on Omaha Beach | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
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| 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) |
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| 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] <phonos file="Fr-Paris--Vierville-sur-Mer.ogg"></phonos>, literally Vierville on Sea) is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy region in northwestern France.
History
[edit | edit source]World War II
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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 | edit source]| 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[2] | ||
See also
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- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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