Ver-sur-Mer

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coastal village commune of France

Ver-sur-Mer is a coastal village in Normandy, France, known for its location on Gold Beach, one of the key Allied landing sectors during the D-Day invasion of World War II.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coastal village → commune of France →
administrativeDivisionType	commune →
climate	oceanic climate →
coastlineType	Channel coast →
coastType	sandy beach →
country	France →
departmentCode	14 →
hasEconomicActivity	agriculture → fishing → tourism →
hasFeature	cliffs → rural hinterland → seaside promenade →
hasHeritage	D-Day memorials → Second World War sites →
hasMemorial	D-Day commemorative sites → World War II monuments →
hasMunicipalStatusSince	French Revolution era →
hasNearbyHistoricalSite	Arromanches Mulberry Harbour remains →
hasNearbyPort	Courseulles-sur-Mer →
hasTransport	local road network →
historicalEvent	Allied landings on 6 June 1944 →
invasionSectorOf	D-Day → Normandy landings NERFINISHED →
language	French →
locatedBetween	Arromanches-les-Bains → Courseulles-sur-Mer →
locatedIn	Calvados department → Normandy → arrondissement of Bayeux → canton of Courseulles-sur-Mer → northern coast of Calvados → northwestern France →
locatedOn	English Channel → Gold Beach →
nearestLargeCity	Caen →
notableFor	Allied landings on Gold Beach → role in World War II →
partOf	Bessin → Normandy region NERFINISHED →
partOfLandingSector	British sector of Normandy landings →
postalCode	14114 →
regionCapital	Caen →
timeZone	CET →
timeZoneDST	CEST →
tourismType	memory tourism → seaside tourism →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gold →	notableTownSector