Vierville-sur-Mer
Vierville-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandie region in northwestern France.
Vierville-sur-Mer | |
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Dog White and Dog Red sectors on Omaha Beach | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Vierville-sur-Mer | |
Vierville-sur-Mer Vierville-sur-Mer | |
Coordinates: 49°22′30″N 0°54′14″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Calvados |
Arrondissement | Bayeux |
Canton | Trévières |
Intercommunality | CC Isigny-Omaha Intercom |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Marie Oxéant |
Area 1 | 6.41 km2 (2.47 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 229 |
• 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. |
History
World War II
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
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1793 | 356 | — |
1800 | 338 | −5.1% |
1806 | 331 | −2.1% |
1821 | 337 | +1.8% |
1831 | 351 | +4.2% |
1836 | 344 | −2.0% |
1841 | 350 | +1.7% |
1846 | 367 | +4.9% |
1851 | 360 | −1.9% |
1856 | 391 | +8.6% |
1861 | 401 | +2.6% |
1866 | 408 | +1.7% |
1872 | 368 | −9.8% |
1876 | 372 | +1.1% |
1881 | 402 | +8.1% |
1886 | 412 | +2.5% |
1891 | 383 | −7.0% |
1896 | 372 | −2.9% |
1901 | 363 | −2.4% |
1906 | 343 | −5.5% |
1911 | 355 | +3.5% |
1921 | 350 | −1.4% |
1926 | 338 | −3.4% |
1931 | 303 | −10.4% |
1936 | 335 | +10.6% |
1946 | 326 | −2.7% |
1954 | 311 | −4.6% |
1962 | 290 | −6.8% |
1968 | 265 | −8.6% |
1975 | 255 | −3.8% |
1982 | 292 | +14.5% |
1990 | 256 | −12.3% |
1999 | 237 | −7.4% |
2008 | 241 | +1.7% |
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See also
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