Tracy-sur-Mer
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Location within Lower Normandy region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Lower Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux |
| Canton | Ryes |
| Intercommunality | Bayeux |
| Mayor | Eric Le Gagneur (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 0–74 m (0–243 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 ft) |
| Land area1 | 3.72 km2 (1.44 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 336 (2008) |
| - Density | 90 /km2 (230 /sq mi) |
| 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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 49°20′10″N 0°38′31″W / 49.336°N 0.642°W
Tracy-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.
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[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 thirteenth century.[1]
[edit] Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 213 | 225 | 207 | 217 | 252 | 240 | 336 |
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