Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes
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Location within Lower Normandy region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Lower Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux |
| Canton | Trévières |
| Intercommunality | Trévières |
| Mayor | Jean Vally (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 0–78 m (0–256 ft) (avg. 70 m or 230 ft) |
| Land area1 | 5.69 km2 (2.20 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 582 (2008) |
| - Density | 102 /km2 (260 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14591/ 14520 |
| 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°20′53″N 0°48′22″W / 49.3481°N 0.8061°W
Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northewestrn France.
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[edit] History
[edit] World War II
Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes is located at the eastern end of Omaha Beach, one of the landings sites on D-Day, at the beginning of the Battle of Normandy, during World War II.
[edit] Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 333 | 293 | 310 | 371 | 391 | 415 | 582 |
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