Tracy-sur-Mer

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Tracy-sur-Mer
Commune
Church of Saint Martin
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 49°20′10″N 0°38′31″W / 49.336°N 0.642°W / 49.336; -0.642Coordinates: 49°20′10″N 0°38′31″W / 49.336°N 0.642°W / 49.336; -0.642
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Bayeux
Canton	Bayeux
Intercommunality	Bayeux Intercom
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Cattelain[1]
Area 1	3.72 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	343
• Density	92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14709 /14117
Elevation	0–74 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 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[]

See also[]

• Communes of the Calvados department

References[]

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