Vierville-sur-Mer

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

Vierville-sur-Mer
Commune
Dog White and Dog Red sectors on Omaha Beach
Coat of arms
Location of Vierville-sur-Mer
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Coordinates: 49°22′30″N 0°54′14″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Bayeux
Canton	Trévières
Intercommunality	CC Isigny-Omaha Intercom
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Antoine de Bellaigue[1]
Area 1	6.41 km2 (2.47 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	232
• Density	36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14745 /14710
Elevation	0–62 m (0–203 ft) (avg. 46 m or 151 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

World War II

Black soldiers tracking a sniper Omaha Beachhead, near Vierville-sur-Mer, France. 10 June 1944

Honor guard with the flag and a bugler during a mass at the site of the first temporary cemetery in Vierville, June 10, 1944.

On 6 June 1944 (D-Day), the U.S. Army's 116th Infantry Regiment of the 29th Infantry Division, along with the 5th Ranger Battalion, and A, B, and C Companies of the 2nd Ranger Battalion landed on Dog Green, Dog White, Dog Red, and Easy Green sectors of Omaha Beach, below Vierville-sur-Mer, starting at 6.30 am.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	265	—
1975	255	−0.55%
1982	292	+1.95%
1990	256	−1.63%
1999	237	−0.85%
2009	244	+0.29%
2014	251	+0.57%
2020	231	−1.37%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department