Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer
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Location within Lower Normandy region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux |
| Canton | Trévières |
| Intercommunality | Trévières |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Catherine Chartier |
| Area1 | 3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 242 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14605 / 14710 |
| Elevation | 3–76 m (9.8–249.3 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft) |
| 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. | |
Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France. The town is located not far from Omaha Beach, where, in World War II, American soldiers defeated the Nazis on 6 June 1944 (D-Day).
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 199 | — |
| 1968 | 174 | −12.6% |
| 1975 | 161 | −7.5% |
| 1982 | 188 | +16.8% |
| 1990 | 163 | −13.3% |
| 1999 | 184 | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 242 | +31.5% |
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