Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer
| Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer | |
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Omaha Beach | |
  Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer | |
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Location within Lower Normandy region  Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer | |
| Coordinates: 49°21′34″N 0°52′35″W / 49.3594°N 0.8764°WCoordinates: 49°21′34″N 0°52′35″W / 49.3594°N 0.8764°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux |
| Canton | Trévières |
| Intercommunality | Trévières |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Catherine Chartier |
| Area1 | 3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 242 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14605 / 14710 |
| Elevation |
3–76 m (9.8–249.3 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft) |
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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. | |
Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. The town is located not far from Omaha Beach, where, in World War II, American soldiers defeated the Nazis on 6 June 1944 (D-Day).
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 199 | — |
| 1968 | 174 | −12.6% |
| 1975 | 161 | −7.5% |
| 1982 | 188 | +16.8% |
| 1990 | 163 | −13.3% |
| 1999 | 184 | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 242 | +31.5% |
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