Graye-sur-Mer

Graye-sur-Mer

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Graye-sur-Mer

Coordinates: 49°19′48″N 0°28′16″W / 49.33°N 0.4711°W / 49.33; -0.4711Coordinates: 49°19′48″N 0°28′16″W / 49.33°N 0.4711°W / 49.33; -0.4711
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Bayeux
Canton Ryes
Intercommunality Bessin, Seulles et Mer
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Pierre Lachèvre
Area1 6.54 km2 (2.53 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 652
  Density 100/km2 (260/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 14318 / 14470
Elevation 2–47 m (6.6–154.2 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Graye-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

The commune probably acquired its name from an old landed estate in its vicinity owned by a knight subordinate to William the Conqueror, Anchetil de Greye.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962460    
1968416−9.6%
1975405−2.6%
1982525+29.6%
1990567+8.0%
1999593+4.6%
2008652+9.9%

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