Graye-sur-Mer
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Location within Lower Normandy region
Graye-sur-Mer
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| Country | France |
| Region | Lower Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux |
| Canton | Ryes |
| Intercommunality | Bessin, Seulles et Mer |
| Mayor | Jean-Pierre Lachèvre (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 2–47 m (6.6–154 ft) (avg. 6 m or 20 ft) |
| Land area1 | 6.54 km2 (2.53 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 652 (2008) |
| - Density | 100 /km2 (260 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14318/ 14470 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 49°19′48″N 0°28′16″W / 49.33°N 0.4711°W
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Graye-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.
The commune probably acquired its name from an old landed estate in its vicinity owned by a knight subordinate to William the Conqueror, Anchetil de Greye.
Population [edit]
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 460 | — |
| 1968 | 416 | −9.6% |
| 1975 | 405 | −2.6% |
| 1982 | 525 | +29.6% |
| 1990 | 567 | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 593 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 652 | +9.9% |
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