Luc-sur-Mer
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Luc-sur-Mer | |
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 Beachfront | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Luc-sur-Mer  | |
  Luc-sur-Mer  Luc-sur-Mer | |
| Coordinates:49°18′56″N0°21′16″W/ 49.3156°N 0.3544°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Courseulles-sur-Mer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Philippe Chanu[1] |
| Area 1 | 3.94 km2(1.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 3,268 |
| • Density | 830/km2(2,100/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Lutins |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14384/14530 |
| Elevation | 4–33 m (13–108 ft) (avg. 7 m or 23 ft) |
| 1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Luc-sur-Mer(French pronunciation:[lyksyʁmɛʁ],literallyLuc on Sea) is acommunein theCalvadosdepartmentin theNormandyregionin northwesternFrance.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,976 | — |
| 1975 | 2,392 | +2.77% |
| 1982 | 2,609 | +1.25% |
| 1990 | 2,902 | +1.34% |
| 1999 | 3,036 | +0.50% |
| 2007 | 3,172 | +0.55% |
| 2012 | 3,134 | −0.24% |
| 2017 | 3,182 | +0.30% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights
[edit]- The "Maison de la Baleine" created by Jean Chabriac. On January 15, 1885 a 40-ton and 19 meters long whale beached in Luc sur Mer. Its skeleton is now on display in the municipal park.
- Luc sur Mer cliffs
- The cemetery's cross is estimated to date from 1662
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires".data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises(in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^"Populations légales 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
- ^Population en historique depuis 1968,INSEE
External links
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- Official website(in French)
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