Courseulles-sur-Mer
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Caen | |
| Canton | Courseulles-sur-Mer | |
| Community association | Coeur de Nacre | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 20 ′ N , 0 ° 27 ′ W | |
| height | 1-51 m | |
| surface | 7.92 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,199 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 530 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 14470 | |
| INSEE code | 14191 | |
| Website | www.courseulles-sur-mer.com | |
 Town Hall ( Hôtel de ville ) of Courseulles-sur-Mer |
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Courseulles-sur-Mer is a French municipality with 4199 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 Courseullais .
geography
Courseulles-sur-Mer lies directly on the English Channel , into which the Seulles River flows. Courseulles-sur-Mer is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Bernières-sur-Mer in the east, Bény-sur-Mer in the south, Reviers in the south-west, Banville in the west and Graye-sur-Mer in the north-west.
history
In the eleventh century the place is mentioned as Corcella or corticella (Latin for "small domain").
During the Second World War, the so-called Juno Beach was assigned to the Canadians for landing in Operation Overlord . Courseulles lies in the Mike section , which was stormed by the Canadian Third Infantry Division on June 6, 1944.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 1,684 | 1.938 | 2,538 | 2,992 | 3,182 | 3,886 | 4.106 | 4.179 |
Community partnerships
We have partnerships with the following municipalities :
- Dartmouth , Devonshire, United Kingdom, since 1977
- Rigaud , Québec, Canada, since 1991
- Goldbach , Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, since 1995
Infrastructure
Courseulles-sur-Mer has a larger marina. The former Route nationale 814 runs through the municipality . The Chemins de fer du Calvados train station has been closed, and there is now a cinema in the former station building.
Culture and sights
- Saint-Germain church from the 18th century
- Courseulles Castle, typical building from the time of Louis XIII, has been a monument historique since 1910
- Clerval estate from the 18th century
- Juno Beach Documentation Center on World War II
- Windmill and dovecote on the banks of the Seulles
Personalities
- Rhené-Baton (1879–1940), conductor and composer (originally René-Emmanuel Baton)
- Eugène Cardine (1905–1988), Benedictine
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-111-2 , pp. 623-630.
