Luc-sur-Mer

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Coordinates: 49°18′56″N 0°21′16″W / 49.3155555556°N 0.354444444444°W / 49.3155555556; -0.354444444444

Commune of Luc-sur-Mer

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Location
Luc-sur-Mer is located in France
Luc-sur-Mer
Luc-sur-Mer
Administration
Country France
Region Basse-Normandie
Department Calvados
Canton Douvres-la-Délivrande
Mayor Patrick Laurent
(2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation 4–33 m (13–110 ft)
(avg. 7 m/23 ft)
Land area1 3.94 km2 (1.52 sq mi)
Population2 3,036  (1999)
 - Density 771 /km² (2,000 /sq mi)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 14384/ 14530
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Luc-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northern France.

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[edit] Demography

Demographic evolution
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
1,931 1,976 2,392 2,609 2,902 3,036

[edit] Places and monuments

  • The "Maison de la Baleine". In 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

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