Bény-sur-Mer
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Location within Lower Normandy region  Bény-sur-Mer | |
| Coordinates: 49°17′24″N 0°26′03″W / 49.29°N 0.4342°WCoordinates: 49°17′24″N 0°26′03″W / 49.29°N 0.4342°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Lower Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Creully |
| Intercommunality | Orival |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Hubert Delalande |
| Area | |
| • Land1 | 6.65 km2 (2.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Population2 | 333 |
| • Population2 Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14062 / 14440 |
| Elevation |
10–65 m (33–213 ft) (avg. 43 m or 141 ft) |
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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. | |
Bény-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.
World War II
Bény-sur-Mer was liberated on D-Day by Le Régiment de la Chaudière, the only French-speaking unit to take part in Operation Overlord. There was a gun battery located near the town at the time. The locals were apparently amazed to have been liberated by fellow francophones, expecting only English-speaking troops.
The Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, named after Bény-sur-Mer even though it is closer to Reviers, commemorates Canadian losses suffered on D-Day 1944 and subsequent battles early in World War II. The cemetery has 2049 headstones.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 296 | — |
| 1968 | 288 | −2.7% |
| 1975 | 272 | −5.6% |
| 1982 | 270 | −0.7% |
| 1990 | 278 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 316 | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 333 | +5.4% |
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