Lion-sur-Mer

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

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Lion-sur-Mer
Commune
Beach along the English Channel
Coat of arms
Location of Lion-sur-Mer
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Coordinates: 49°18′07″N 0°19′03″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Ouistreham
Intercommunality	CU Caen la Mer
Government
• Mayor (2024–2026)	Magali Saint^[1]
Area ¹	4.75 km² (1.83 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	2,510
• Density	530/km² (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14365 /14780
Elevation	0–30 m (0–98 ft) (avg. 6 m or 20 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Lion-sur-Mer is located on the edge of the English Channel, more precisely on the Côte de Nacre (Mother of Pearl Coast), about 15 km (9.3 mi) North of Caen.

The beach is made of fine sand and is bordered, to the west, by middle-sized cliffs.

The town is served by 2 bus services : line No. 1 of the Bus Verts du Calvados and line No. 62 of Twisto. A ferry of Brittany Ferries links Ouistreham (5 km from Lion-sur-Mer) to Portsmouth in England.

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History

6 June 1944 : The D-Day of the Battle of Normandy during World War II. British soldiers landed on the beach of Lion-sur-Mer which was a part of the Sword Beach sector.

Population

More information Year, Pop. ...

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,613	—
1975	1,748	+1.15%
1982	1,823	+0.60%
1990	2,086	+1.70%
1999	2,401	+1.57%
2007	2,569	+0.85%
2012	2,568	−0.01%
2017	2,461	−0.85%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Sights

The beach, its promenade (La digue) and its villas from the beginning of the 20th century

To the East, the beach with the promenade (in the foreground, the SNSM look-out post)
The promenade as seen from the beach
To the West, the coast with the cliffes in the background