Tracy-sur-Mer explained

Tracy-sur-Mer
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Tracy-sur-Mer (Calvados).svg
Arrondissement:Bayeux
Canton:Bayeux
Insee:14709
Postal Code:14117
Mayor:Daniel Cattelain[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Bayeux Intercom
Coordinates:49.336°N -0.642°W
Elevation M:5
Elevation Min M:0
Elevation Max M:74
Area Km2:3.72

Tracy-sur-Mer (in French pronounced as /tʁasi syʁ mɛʁ/, literally Tracy on Sea) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

History

The village was part of the west flank of the British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division during the first days of the D-day invasion, in close proximity to the port of Arromanches-les-Bains, also known as Gold Beach.

Sights

Tracy-sur-Mer has a church dedicated to Saint Martin. The building was largely reconstructed in the nineteenth century, but some masonry of the original thirteenth century church remains in the choir. The bell tower was built in 1957.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. Web site: Tracy-sur-mer et son patrimoine. 2020-05-15 . Bayeux Intercom.