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Vierville-sur-Mer
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Vierville-sur-Mer is a commune in France, situated within the Calvados department and the arrondissement of Bayeux. It is located in the Normandy region and shares borders with Formigny, Louvières, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, and Formigny La Bataille. The administrative area covers 6.41 square kilometers and falls under the canton of Trévières.
The commune has a population of 292, comprising 107 males and 122 females. Its postal code is 14710. Elevation data varies by source, with figures listed at 62 meters and 34 meters above sea level. The local timezone is Europe/Paris.
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Place details
- Locality
- Vierville-sur-Mer
- Region
- Normandie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 249
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Vierville-sur-Mer
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Vierville Sign.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Dog White and Dog Red sectors on Omaha Beach
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason_ville_fr_Vierville-sur-Mer (Calvados).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Bayeux
- French commune.canton
- Trévières
- French commune.INSEE
- 14745
- French commune.postal code
- 14710
- French commune.mayor
- Antoine de Bellaigue
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CC Isigny-Omaha Intercom
- French commune.elevation m
- 46
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 62
- French commune.area km2
- 6.41
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Vierville
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Bayeux
- Population
- 232
- Area
- 6.41
- Elevation
- 44
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Formigny La Bataille
- Official website
- viervillesurmer.wix.com/mairie
- Image
- FranceNormandieViervilleSurMerEglise.jpg
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- Commons category
- Vierville-sur-Mer
- postal code
- 14710
- associated electoral district
- canton of Trévières
- male population
- 107
- female population
- 122
- P8168
- Robinson Township
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-31-22-42-66
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- History
- World War II
- Population
- See also
- References
- External links
Vierville-sur-Mer (, literally Vierville on Sea) is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy region in northwestern France.
==History== ===World War II=== thumb|left|Black soldiers tracking a sniper Omaha Beachhead, near Vierville-sur-Mer, France. 10 June 1944 thumbnail|left|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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vierville-sur-Mer” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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