Tracy-sur-Mer
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Tracy-sur-Mer
|commune status = Commune
|image = TracySurMerEgliseSainteMartine.jpg
|caption = Church of Saint Martin
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Tracy-sur-Mer (Calvados).svg
|arrondissement = Bayeux
|canton = Bayeux
|INSEE = 14709
|postal code = 14117
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CC Bayeux Intercom
|coordinates = {{coord|49.336|-0.642|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 5
|elevation min m = 0
|elevation max m = 74
|area km2 = 3.72
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Tracy-sur-Mer ({{IPA|fr|tʁasi syʁ mɛʁ|-|Fr-Paris--Tracy-sur-Mer.ogg}}, 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.bayeux-intercom.fr/tourisme/patrimoine-historique/tracy-sur-mer/|title=Tracy-sur-mer et son patrimoine|access-date=2020-05-15 |publisher=Bayeux Intercom}}
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-14709#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |225
|1975 |207
|1982 |217
|1990 |252
|1999 |240
|2007 |321
|2012 |359
|2017 |341
}}
See also
References
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Category:Communes of Calvados (department)
Category:Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
Category:Populated coastal places in France
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