Tracy-sur-Mer

Tracy-sur-Mer

Church of Saint Martin
Tracy-sur-Mer

Coordinates: 49°20′10″N 0°38′31″W / 49.336°N 0.642°W / 49.336; -0.642Coordinates: 49°20′10″N 0°38′31″W / 49.336°N 0.642°W / 49.336; -0.642
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Bayeux
Canton Ryes
Intercommunality Bayeux
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Eric Le Gagneur
Area1 3.72 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 336
  Density 90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 14709 / 14117
Elevation 0–74 m (0–243 ft)
(avg. 5 m or 16 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Tracy-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

History

The village was part of the west flank of the British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division during the first days of the D-day invasion, in close proximity to the port of Arromanches-les-Bains, also known as Gold Beach.

Sights

Tracy-sur-Mer has a well-preserved Gothic church dedicated to Saint Martin dating from the thirteenth century.[1]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962213    
1968225+5.6%
1975207−8.0%
1982217+4.8%
1990252+16.1%
1999240−4.8%
2008336+40.0%

See also

References

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