Lion-sur-Mer
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Caen | |
| Canton | Ouistreham | |
| Community association | Caen la Mer | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 18 ′ N , 0 ° 19 ′ W | |
| height | 0-30 m | |
| surface | 4.75 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,461 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 518 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 14780 | |
| INSEE code | 14365 | |
| Website | www.lionsurmer.com | |
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Lion-sur-Mer is a French commune with 2,461 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 Ouistreham . The inhabitants are called Lionnais .
geography
Lion-sur-Mer is located around 15 km north-northeast of Caen . In the north and northeast or east, the municipality borders on the English Channel . Lion-sur-Mer is otherwise surrounded by Hermanville-sur-Mer in the south-east and south, Cresserons in the south-west and Luc-sur-Mer in the west.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1836 | 1876 | 1926 | 1946 | 1968 | 1990 | 2016 |
| Residents | 960 | 1037 | 1127 | 1045 | 1530 | 1613 | 2086 | 2424 |
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Attractions
- 11th century Saint-Pierre church, whose bell tower has been classified as a monument historique since 1913
- Lion-sur-Mer castle from the 13th century, monument historique since 1926
- "Villa Louis", house in the style of the French resort architecture from the 19th century, since 1998 Monument historique
- "Villa Bella Vista", resort architecture house from 1850
- Protestant church from the 20th century
Saint-Pierre church
View of the Lion-sur-Mer castle
"Villa Louis"
D "Villa Bella Vista"
protestant church
Memorial to the liberation of the place in the Second World War
Community partnerships
With Kiebingen Württemberg Baden-, a district of Center City Rottenburg am Neckar , has existed since the 1970s (since 1988 officially) a community partnership .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-111-2 , pp. 683-685.
Web links
- General information and images about Lion-sur-Mer on communes.com ( French )
Individual evidence
- ^ Lion-sur-Mer - Cassini
- ↑ Bell tower in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Castle Lion-sur-Mer in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Villa Louis in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Note on the community partnership with Kiebingen on rottenburg.de