Colleville-sur-Mer
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| Commune of Colleville-sur-Mer | |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Basse-Normandie |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux |
| Canton | Trévières |
| Statistics | |
| Land area¹ | 6.93 km² |
| Population² () |
174 |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14165/ 14710 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Colleville-sur-Mer is a commune of the Calvados département, in the Basse-Normandie région, in France. Population: 174.
The beach next to the coastal village was one of the principal beachheads during the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944, designated Omaha beach.
[edit] Monuments
- World War II Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial is located in Colleville-sur-Mer.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- Aerial movie of Colleville-sur-Mer, Omaha Beach and the American Cemetery - Film taken from a low flying propellor plane. British Tours.
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