Graye-sur-Mer
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux | |
| Canton | Courseulles-sur-Mer | |
| Community association | Seulles Terre et Mer | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 20 ′ N , 0 ° 28 ′ W | |
| height | 2-47 m | |
| surface | 6.54 km 2 | |
| Residents | 685 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 105 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 14470 | |
| INSEE code | 14318 | |
| Website | http://graye-sur-mer.org/ | |
Graye-sur-Mer is a French commune with a population of 685 (as at 1st January 2017) in the department of Calvados in the region Normandy (before 2016 Basse-Normandie ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Bayeux and the canton of Courseulles-sur-Mer (until 2015 canton of Ryes ).
geography
Graye-sur-Mer is located on the coast of the English Channel about 17 kilometers east-northeast of Bayeux and about 17 kilometers north-northwest of Caen . The Seulles limits the community to the east. Graye-sur-Mer is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Courseulles-sur-Mer in the east, Banville in the south, Sainte-Croix-sur-Mer in the southwest and Ver-sur-Mer in the west.
history
The beach of Graye-sur-Mer belongs to a section of the so-called Juno Beach , where the Allies landed on June 6, 1944.
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 460 | 416 | 405 | 525 | 567 | 593 | 644 | 633 |
Attractions
- Saint-Martin church, originally from the 11th century
- Remnants of the Graye Mill
Saint Martin Church
Mill
Personalities
- André Desvages (1944-2018), racing cyclist
