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*[http://www.bernieres-sur-mer.com/index.php?lang=en Official website of the commune] |
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Revision as of 17:06, 31 October 2016
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Bernières-sur-Mer | |
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 Notre Dame | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Bernières-sur-Mer  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Douvres-la-Délivrande |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Maryvonne Mottin |
| Area 1 | 7.66 km2 (2.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | 2,371 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14066 /14990 |
| Elevation | 0–55 m (0–180 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bernières-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. The town was liberated by The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada on the 6th of June, 1944 along with the Le Régiment de la Chaudière, a French Canadian infantry unit as part of the leading assault wave of D-Day Operation Overlord which began the liberation of France in World War II.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 1,245 | — |
| 1800 | 1,288 | +3.5% |
| 1806 | 1,403 | +8.9% |
| 1821 | 1,443 | +2.9% |
| 1831 | 1,482 | +2.7% |
| 1836 | 1,460 | −1.5% |
| 1841 | 1,368 | −6.3% |
| 1846 | 1,414 | +3.4% |
| 1851 | 1,378 | −2.5% |
| 1856 | 1,301 | −5.6% |
| 1861 | 1,198 | −7.9% |
| 1866 | 1,235 | +3.1% |
| 1872 | 1,130 | −8.5% |
| 1876 | 1,078 | −4.6% |
| 1881 | 966 | −10.4% |
| 1886 | 916 | −5.2% |
| 1891 | 836 | −8.7% |
| 1896 | 807 | −3.5% |
| 1901 | 864 | +7.1% |
| 1906 | 876 | +1.4% |
| 1911 | 820 | −6.4% |
| 1921 | 812 | −1.0% |
| 1926 | 740 | −8.9% |
| 1931 | 815 | +10.1% |
| 1936 | 803 | −1.5% |
| 1946 | 981 | +22.2% |
| 1954 | 1,065 | +8.6% |
| 1962 | 930 | −12.7% |
| 1968 | 964 | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 1,053 | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 1,548 | +47.0% |
| 1990 | 1,563 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 1,882 | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 2,371 | +26.0% |
Twin towns
- Eisingen, Bavaria, Germany since 1994.
See also
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