Tracy-sur-Mer

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Tracy-sur-Mer is a coastal commune in the Calvados department of Normandy in northwestern France, known for its location near the D-Day landing beaches of World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal settlement
commune of France
populated place
area 3.6 square kilometres
coordinateLocation 49.336°N 0.603°W
country France
department Calvados
elevationMax 74 metres
elevationMin 0 metres
hasClimate oceanic climate
hasEconomicActivity coastal fishing
tourism
hasHeritageDesignation World War II site vicinity
hasNearbyAttraction D-Day museums in Arromanches-les-Bains
Normandy landing beaches memorials
hasNotableFeature cliffs overlooking the English Channel
proximity to Mulberry harbour remains at Arromanches
hasTransport local road connections to Bayeux and Arromanches-les-Bains
INSEECode 14709
languageUsed French
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Calvados
Normandy
northwestern France
locatedInHistoricalRegion Bessin
locatedInMilitaryConflictRegion Normandy landings area
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
locatedNear Arromanches-les-Bains
Bayeux
D-Day landing beaches
Gold Beach
locatedOn D514 road
locatedOnTerrainFeature English Channel
coast of Normandy
partOf arrondissement of Bayeux
surface form: Arrondissement of Bayeux

Canton of Bayeux
D-Day landing area
surface form: D-Day Normandy coastal area
postalCode 14117
subdivisionType commune

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Tracy derivedFromPlaceName Tracy-sur-Mer