Tracy-sur-Mer
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Commune of Tracy-sur-Mer |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Basse-Normandie |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux |
| Canton | Ryes |
| Intercommunality | Bayeux |
| Mayor | Eric Le Gagneur (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 0 m–74 m (avg. 5 m) |
| Land area¹ | 3.72 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
240 |
| - Density | 64/km² (1999) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14709/ 14117 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Tracy-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados département in the Basse-Normandie region of France.
[edit] History
The city 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.
[edit] Sights
Tracy-sur-Mer has a well-preserved Gothic church dedicated to Saint Martin dating from the 13th century[1].
[edit] Demographics
Historical population (Population sans doubles comptes after 1962):
- 1962: 213
- 1968: 225
- 1975: 207
- 1982: 217
- 1990: 252
- 1999: 240
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