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Vierville-sur-Mer

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Vierville-sur-Mer

Total population

231

Air quality index

38Good
Elevation0 m
Land area6.41 km²
Coordinates49.37°, -0.90°

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City facts

Elevation
0 m
Area
6.41 km²

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Overview

Vierville-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy region in northwestern France.

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History & geography

History

On 6 June 1944 (D-Day), the U.S. Army's 116th Infantry Regiment of the 29th Infantry Division, along with the 5th Ranger Battalion, and A, B, and C Companies of the 2nd Ranger Battalion landed on Dog Green, Dog White, Dog Red, and Easy Green sectors of Omaha Beach, below Vierville-sur-Mer, starting at 6.30 am.

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Geography

Latitude
49.3745
Longitude
-0.9041
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
38
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
9.8
PM10 (µg/m³)
12.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
60
NO₂ (µg/m³)
4.4

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

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Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
32,520
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Cockle
    Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758) · Bivalvia
    2,591
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    712
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    677
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    676
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    647
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    631
  • Herring Gull
    Larus argentatus Pontoppidan, 1763 · Aves
    616
  • White Wagtail
    Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    592

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
23
Largest magnitude
3.9
Largest event
2011-07-14

Most recent

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

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Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
14745
Department
14
Region
28
Population (Wikidata)
232

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Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
  • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr