Longues-sur-Mer

Longues-sur-Mer

Two bunkers of the Longues-sur-Mer battery
Longues-sur-Mer

Coordinates: 49°20′12″N 0°41′39″W / 49.3367°N 0.6942°W / 49.3367; -0.6942Coordinates: 49°20′12″N 0°41′39″W / 49.3367°N 0.6942°W / 49.3367; -0.6942
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Bayeux
Canton Ryes
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Roland Tirard
Area1 12.29 km2 (4.75 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 674
  Density 55/km2 (140/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 14377 / 14400
Elevation 0–77 m (0–253 ft)
(avg. 76 m or 249 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.

Longues-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandie region in northwestern France.

The Longues-sur-Mer battery is nearby, part of the Atlantic Wall coastal fortifications.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19624    
1968469+11625.0%
1975447−4.7%
1982463+3.6%
1990561+21.2%
1999586+4.5%
2008674+15.0%

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