Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer
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Omaha Beach
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Location within Normandy region
Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer
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| 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 |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Catherine Chartier |
| Area1 | 3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 242 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| 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. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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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.
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, Allied forces defeated the Nazis on 6 June 1944 (D-Day).
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