Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer (Calvados)
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Caen | |
| Canton | Courseulles-sur-Mer | |
| Community association | Coeur de Nacre | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 20 ′ N , 0 ° 23 ′ W | |
| height | 2–30 m | |
| surface | 3.03 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,387 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 788 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 14750 | |
| INSEE code | 14562 | |
| Website | www.saintaubinsurmer.fr | |
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Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer is a French commune with 2,387 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 Saint-Aubinais .
geography
Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer is a seaside resort on the English Channel . Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Langrune-sur-Mer in the east and southeast, Douvres-la-Délivrande in the south and Bernières-sur-Mer in the west. The former route nationale 814 (today's D514) runs through the municipality .
history
The stretch of beach on the Côte de Nacre was called Juno Beach , which merges into Sword Beach , where Allied troops landed on June 6, 1944 as part of Operation Overlord .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1.006 | 1,053 | 1,189 | 1,446 | 1,526 | 1,810 | 1,851 | 2,190 |
Partner communities
We have partnerships with the following communities :
- Bathurst , New Brunswick, Canada, since 1984
- Liebenburg , Lower Saxony, Germany, since 1984
- Emsworth , Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, since 1986
Attractions
- Saint-Aubin church from the 19th century
- old station building
- Casino
- Falaise du Cap Romain nature reserve
Saint-Aubin church
Casino
Falaise du Cap Romain nature reserve
Personalities
- Léon Lecornu (1854–1940), engineer
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-111-2 , pp. 693-696.
