Luc-sur-Mer

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{{Infobox French commune

|name = Luc-sur-Mer

|commune status = Commune

|image = Luc-sur-Mer.jpg

|caption = Beachfront

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Luc-sur-Mer (Calvados).svg

|arrondissement = Caen

|canton = Courseulles-sur-Mer

|INSEE = 14384

|postal code = 14530

|demonym = Lutins

|mayor = Philippe Chanu{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/en/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=9 August 2021|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = CC Cœur de Nacre

|coordinates = {{coord|49.3156|-0.3544|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 7

|elevation min m = 4

|elevation max m = 33

|area km2 = 3.94

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

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Luc-sur-Mer ({{IPA|fr|lyk syʁ mɛʁ|-|Fr-Paris--Luc-sur-Mer.ogg}}, literally Luc on Sea) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Population

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-14384#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|1968 |1976

|1975 |2392

|1982 |2609

|1990 |2902

|1999 |3036

|2007 |3172

|2012 |3134

|2017 |3182

}}

Sights

  • The "Maison de la Baleine" created by Jean Chabriac. On 15 January 1885 a 40-ton,19-metre long whale beached in Luc sur Mer. Its skeleton is now on display in the municipal park.
  • Luc sur Mer cliffs
  • The cemetery's cross is estimated to date from 1662

See also

References

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