Vierville-sur-Mer

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Commune in Normandy, France

Coat of arms

Location of Vierville-sur-Mer

(2020–2026) Antoine de Bellaigue^[1]Area

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

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

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% 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]

References

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