Vierville-sur-Mer

Vierville-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [vjɛʁvil syʁ mɛʁ] (listen), literally Vierville on Sea) is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy region in northwestern France.

Vierville-sur-Mer
Commune
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
Coat of arms
Location of Vierville-sur-Mer
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
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementBayeux
CantonTrévières
IntercommunalityCC Isigny-Omaha Intercom
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Antoine de Bellaigue[1]
Area
1
6.41 km2 (2.47 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[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.

History

World War II
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
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793356—    
1800338−5.1%
1806331−2.1%
1821337+1.8%
1831351+4.2%
1836344−2.0%
1841350+1.7%
1846367+4.9%
1851360−1.9%
1856391+8.6%
1861401+2.6%
1866408+1.7%
1872368−9.8%
1876372+1.1%
1881402+8.1%
1886412+2.5%
1891383−7.0%
YearPop.±%
1896372−2.9%
1901363−2.4%
1906343−5.5%
1911355+3.5%
1921350−1.4%
1926338−3.4%
1931303−10.4%
1936335+10.6%
1946326−2.7%
1954311−4.6%
1962290−6.8%
1968265−8.6%
1975255−3.8%
1982292+14.5%
1990256−12.3%
1999237−7.4%
2008241+1.7%

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
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