Luc-sur-Mer

Luc-sur-Mer
region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Courseulles-sur-Mer
Community association	Coeur de Nacre
Coordinates	49 ° 19 ′ N , 0 ° 21 ′ W Coordinates: 49 ° 19 ′ N , 0 ° 21 ′ W
height	4–33 m
surface	3.64 km 2
Residents	3,182 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	874 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	14530
INSEE code	14384
Website	www.luc-sur-mer.fr
	; Town hall (Mairie) of Luc-sur-Mer

Luc-sur-Mer ( pronunciation ^?^/^I ) is a French municipality with 3182 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 lutins .

geography

Luc-sur-Mer is a seaside resort on the English Channel . Luc-sur-Mer is surrounded by the neighboring communities Lion-sur-Mer in the east and south-east, Cresserons in the south, Douvres-la-Délivrande in the south-east and Langrune-sur-Mer in the west and north-west.

The former route nationale 814 (today's D514) runs through the municipality .

The stretch of beach on the Côte de Nacre was called Sword Beach , and three Allied infantry divisions landed here on June 6, 1944.

Church Saint-Quentin from the 19th century, along with free-standing bell tower from the 12th century, as since 1886 historique monument is classified
Cemetery stone cross from the 17th century, monument historique since 1907
Menhir "Pierre de Luc"
old trainstation
Le Drakkar cinema from 1931
Cliffs of Luc-sur-Mer
Zoological station

Menhir "Pierre de Luc"

Luc-sur-Mer maintains with the British community Mildenhall in Suffolk (England) since 1993 and with the German community Frickenhausen am Main since 1998, a community partnership .

Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-111-2 , pp. 686-688.

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