Ver-sur-Mer

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Ver-sur-Mer

Total population

1,662

Air quality index

30Good

Elevation0 m

Land area9.01 km²

Coordinates49.33°, -0.53°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ver-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department and Normandy region of north-western France. It is situated at the eastern end of Gold Beach between Arromanches and Courseulles. The town lies 20 km north-west of Caen and 14 km north-east of Bayeux.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

A

André Desvages

road bicycle racer (1944–2018)

Pierre Blet

French presbyter and historian (1918-2009)

Rhené-Baton

French musician (1879-1940)

Vitalis of Savigny

French hermit

Robert Fitzhamon

Norman nobleman, conqueror of Glamorganshire (1050–1107)

E

Eugène Cardine

French priest, theologian and musicologist (1905–1988)

Pierre-François Jamet

French presbyter (1762-1843)

E

Edmond Polchlopek

French racing cyclist (1934-2004)

Charles Benoist

French politician, journalist and diplomat (1861-1936)

C

Claude Quétel

French historian

Georges Robert

French soldier

Jean-Léonor le Gallois Grimarest

French writer

Jules Houël

French mathematician (1823-1886)

Pierre de Blouet de Camilly

French military personnel

D

Déodat de Basly

French Capuchin philosopher (1862-1937)

L

Laurent Cannuet

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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