Tracy-sur-Mer

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Commune in Normandy, France

Coat of arms

Location of Tracy-sur-Mer

(2020–2026) Daniel Cattelain^[1]Area

3.72 km² (1.44 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

344 • Density92/km² (240/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

14709 /14117

Elevation0–74 m (0–243 ft)
(avg. 5 m or 16 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tracy-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [tʁasi syʁ mɛʁ] ^ⓘ, literally Tracy on Sea) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

History

The village was part of the west flank of the British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division during the first days of the D-day invasion, in close proximity to the port of Arromanches-les-Bains, also known as Gold Beach.

Sights

Tracy-sur-Mer has a church dedicated to Saint Martin. The building was largely reconstructed in the nineteenth century, but some masonry of the original thirteenth century church remains in the choir. The bell tower was built in 1957.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	225	—
1975	207	−1.18%
1982	217	+0.68%
1990	252	+1.89%
1999	240	−0.54%
2007	321	+3.70%
2012	359	+2.26%
2017	341	−1.02%
Source: INSEE^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Tracy-sur-mer et son patrimoine". Bayeux Intercom. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE