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Vierville-sur-Mer

Coordinates: 49°22′30″N 0°54′14″W / 49.375°N 0.9039°W / 49.375; -0.9039
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Vierville-sur-Mer
Dog White and Dog Red sectors on Omaha Beach
Dog White and Dog Red sectors on Omaha Beach
Coat of arms of Vierville-sur-Mer
Location of Vierville-sur-Mer
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Vierville-sur-Mer is located in France
Vierville-sur-Mer
Vierville-sur-Mer
Vierville-sur-Mer is located in Normandy
Vierville-sur-Mer
Vierville-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 49°22′30″N 0°54′14″W / 49.375°N 0.9039°W / 49.375; -0.9039
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementBayeux
CantonTrévières
IntercommunalityCC Isigny-Omaha Intercom
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Antoine de Bellaigue[1]
Area
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6.41 km2 (2.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
231
 • Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14745 /14710
Elevation0–62 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

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World War II

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Black soldiers tracking a sniper Omaha Beachhead, near Vierville-sur-Mer, France. 10 June 1944
Honor guard with the flag and a bugler during a mass at the site of the first temporary cemetery in Vierville, June 10, 1944.

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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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