Vierville-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.
Vierville-sur-Mer | |
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Location of Vierville-sur-Mer  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux |
| Canton | Trévières |
| Intercommunality | Trévières |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Marie Oxéant |
| Area 1 | 6.41 km2 (2.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | 241 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (97/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. | |
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History
World War II
- 6 June 1944: 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, at 0630 hours on D-Day.
Population
| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 |
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| Population | 356 | 338 | 331 | 337 | 351 | 344 | 350 | 367 | 360 | 391 |
| Year | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 |
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| Population | 401 | 408 | 368 | 372 | 402 | 412 | 383 | 372 | 363 | 343 |
| Year | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 |
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| Population | 355 | 350 | 338 | 303 | 335 | 326 | 311 | 290 | 265 | 255 |
| Year | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 292 | 256 | 237 | 241 |
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