Tracy-sur-Mer

Tracy-sur-Mer
Church of Saint Martin
Church of Saint Martin
Coat of arms of Tracy-sur-Mer
Location of Tracy-sur-Mer
Tracy-sur-Mer is located in France
Tracy-sur-Mer
Tracy-sur-Mer
Tracy-sur-Mer is located in Normandy
Tracy-sur-Mer
Tracy-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 49°20′10″N 0°38′31″W / 49.336°N 0.642°W / 49.336; -0.642
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementBayeux
CantonBayeux
IntercommunalityBayeux Intercom
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Daniel Cattelain[1]
Area
1
3.72 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
344
 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14709 /14117
Elevation0–74 m (0–243 ft)
(avg. 5 m or 16 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tracy-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [tʁasi syʁ mɛʁ] , literally Tracy on Sea) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

History

The village 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.

Sights

Tracy-sur-Mer has a church dedicated to Saint Martin. The building was largely reconstructed in the nineteenth century, but some masonry of the original thirteenth century church remains in the choir. The bell tower was built in 1957.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 225—    
1975 207−1.18%
1982 217+0.68%
1990 252+1.89%
1999 240−0.54%
2007 321+3.70%
2012 359+2.26%
2017 341−1.02%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Tracy-sur-mer et son patrimoine". Bayeux Intercom. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE