Ver-sur-Mer
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Ver-sur-Mer | |
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Coordinates: 49°19′55″N 0°31′42″W / 49.3319°N 0.5283°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Calvados |
Arrondissement | Bayeux |
Canton | Courseulles-sur-Mer |
Intercommunality | Seulles Terre et Mer |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Veret[1] |
Area 1 | 9.01 km2 (3.48 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,662 |
• Density | 180/km2 (480/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 14739 /14114 |
Elevation | 0–56 m (0–184 ft) (avg. 42 m or 138 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Ver-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [vɛʁ syʁ mɛʁ] ⓘ, literally Ver on Sea) is a commune in the Calvados department and Normandy region of north-western France. It is situated at the eastern end of Gold Beach between Arromanches and Courseulles. The town lies 20 km north-west of Caen and 14 km north-east of Bayeux.
As well as its beach, the village has a bakery, pony club, sailing club, shrimp fishery, small supermarket, tennis court, and youth hostel. It is also home to the America Gold Beach Museum. Ver-sur-Mer lighthouse, still active today, was built in 1908 on the heights above the beach. During World War II, Canadian troops swiftly seized the lighthouse; however, it was badly damaged and had to be restored after the end of the war.
Ver-sur-Mer's church, which was constructed between the 10th and 12th centuries, is dedicated to Saint Martin.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 623 | — |
1968 | 580 | −6.9% |
1975 | 701 | +20.9% |
1982 | 966 | +37.8% |
1990 | 1,359 | +40.7% |
1999 | 1,307 | −3.8% |
2008 | 1,565 | +19.7% |
2014 | 1,589 | +1.5% |
History
Richard Evelyn Byrd
On 1 July 1927, Commander Richard Evelyn Byrd was forced to crash land his plane, America, in the sea off Ver-sur-Mer after his attempt at the first mail-carrying flight across the Atlantic failed.
D-Day
On 6 June 1944, D-Day, the British 50th Infantry Division landed at Ver-sur-Mer as part of the Normandy Landings invasion, Operation Overlord. In 2021, the British Commonwealth of Nations soldiers who participated in the landing were commemorated with British Normandy Memorial near the village.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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