Vierville-sur-Mer
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
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 / 49.375°N 0.9039°W / 49.375; -0.9039
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementBayeux
CantonTrévières
IntercommunalityCC Isigny-Omaha Intercom
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Antoine de Bellaigue[1]
Area
1
6.41 km2 (2.47 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 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

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.±% 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]

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 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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