Bernières-sur-Mer

Bernières-sur-Mer
region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Courseulles-sur-Mer
Community association	Coeur de Nacre
Coordinates	49 ° 20 ′ N , 0 ° 25 ′ W Coordinates: 49 ° 20 ′ N , 0 ° 25 ′ W
height	0-55 m
surface	7.66 km 2
Residents	2,308 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	301 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	14990
INSEE code	14066
Website	www.bernieres-sur-mer.com
	; Town hall of Bernières-sur-Mer

Bernières-sur-Mer is a French commune with 2,308 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy . It belongs to the arrondissement of Caen and the canton of Courseulles-sur-Mer . The inhabitants are called Bernièrais .

geography

Bernières-sur-Mer is a seaside resort on the English Channel . Bernières-sur-Mer is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer in the east, Douvres-la-Délivrande in the south-east, Bény-sur-Mer in the south and south-west and Courseulles-sur-Mer in the west. The former route nationale 814 (today's D514) runs through the municipality .

The beach section on the Côte de Nacre was called Juno Beach when the Allied troops met the Germans on June 6, 1944 as part of Operation Neptune .

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	930	964	1,053	1,548	1,563	1,882	2,373	2,336

A partnership has existed with the German municipality of Eisingen in Bavaria since 1984.

Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité church from the 12th century with renovations up to the 14th century, monument historique since 1840

Manor house La Luzerne (15th century) with pigeon tower , monument historique since 1998

Quintefeuille Castle from the 18th century

Semilly Castle from the 17th century

Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-111-2 , pp. 663-667.

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