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Location within Lower Normandy region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Lower Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Lisieux |
| Canton | Trouville-sur-Mer |
| Intercommunality | Cœur Côte Fleurie |
| Mayor | Gérard Vauclin (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 3–136 m (9.8–446 ft) (avg. 38 m/125 ft) |
| Land area1 | 8.99 km2 (3.47 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,652 (2008) |
| - Density | 295 /km2 (760 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14754/ 14640 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Villers-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.
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| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 1608 | 1669 | 1769 | 1853 | 2019 | 2318 | 2652 |
Villers-sur-Mer is known for the large topiary dinosaurs facing the sea from the garden of the office of tourism. In certain years, a baby dinosaur is added to the garden.
Villers-sur-Mer is the starting point of the Vaches Noires cliffs - a site where many fossils have been discovered. A mini museum in the enclosure of the office of tourism, and has an outline of the resources and discoveries. It is a place universally known by specialists in the amonites and other fossils.
Villers-sur-Mer station is on the line from Deauville to Dives-sur-Mer. The station building is no longer open but train services operates year-round on weekends as well as on weekdays during the summer.