Bény-sur-Mer
Bény-sur-Mer | |
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Chateau of Tournebu | |
Bény-sur-Mer | |
Location within Lower Normandy region Bény-sur-Mer | |
Coordinates: 49°17′24″N 0°26′03″W / 49.29°N 0.4342°WCoordinates: 49°17′24″N 0°26′03″W / 49.29°N 0.4342°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Calvados |
Arrondissement | Caen |
Canton | Creully |
Intercommunality | Orival |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Hubert Delalande |
Area1 | 6.65 km2 (2.57 sq mi) |
Population (2008)2 | 333 |
• Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 14062 / 14440 |
Elevation |
10–65 m (33–213 ft) (avg. 43 m or 141 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Bény-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
World War II
Bény-sur-Mer was liberated on D-Day by Le Régiment de la Chaudière, a French Canadian unit. There was a gun battery located near the town at the time. The locals were surprised to have been liberated by fellow francophones, expecting only English-speaking troops.[1]
The Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, named after Bény-sur-Mer even though it is closer to Reviers, commemorates Canadian losses suffered on D-Day 1944 and subsequent battles early in World War II. The cemetery has 2,049 headstones.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1962 | 296 | — |
1968 | 288 | −2.7% |
1975 | 272 | −5.6% |
1982 | 270 | −0.7% |
1990 | 278 | +3.0% |
1999 | 316 | +13.7% |
2008 | 333 | +5.4% |
See also
References
- ↑ Beevor, Antony (2009). D-Day: The Battle for Normandy. New York; Toronto: Viking. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-670-02119-2.
External links
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