Tracy-sur-Mer

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

Tracy-sur-Mer
Church of Saint Martin
Coat of arms
Location of Tracy-sur-Mer
Tracy-sur-Mer
Tracy-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 49°20′10″N 0°38′31″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementBayeux
CantonBayeux
IntercommunalityBayeux
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Eric Le Gagneur
Area
1
3.72 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
341
  Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14709 /14117
Elevation0–74 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.

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 church dedicated to Saint Martin. The building was largely reconstructed in the nineteenth century, but some masonry of the original thirteenth century church remains in the choir. The bell tower was built in 1957.[2]

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

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Tracy-sur-mer et son patrimoine". Bayeux Intercom. Retrieved 2020-05-15.


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