Luc-sur-Mer

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

Luc-sur-Mer
Commune
Beachfront
Coat of arms
Location of Luc-sur-Mer
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Coordinates: 49°18′56″N 0°21′16″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Courseulles-sur-Mer
Intercommunality	CC Cœur de Nacre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Chanu[1]
Area 1	3.94 km2 (1.52 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,295
• Density	840/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Demonym	Lutins
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14384 /14530
Elevation	4–33 m (13–108 ft) (avg. 7 m or 23 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,976	—
1975	2,392	+2.77%
1982	2,609	+1.25%
1990	2,902	+1.34%
1999	3,036	+0.50%
2007	3,172	+0.55%
2012	3,134	−0.24%
2017	3,182	+0.30%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights

• The "Maison de la Baleine" created by Jean Chabriac. On 15 January 1885 a 40-ton,19-metre long whale beached in Luc sur Mer. Its skeleton is now on display in the municipal park.
• Luc sur Mer cliffs
• The cemetery's cross is estimated to date from 1662

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department