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Template:Infobox French commune Lion-sur-Mer ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}, literally Lion on Sea) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
GeographyEdit
Lion-sur-Mer is located on the edge of the English Channel, more precisely on the Côte de Nacre (Mother of Pearl Coast), about Template:Convert North of Caen.
The beach is made of fine sand and is bordered, to the west, by middle-sized cliffs.
The town is served by 2 bus services : line No. 1 of the Bus Verts du Calvados and line No. 62 of Twisto. A ferry of Brittany Ferries links Ouistreham (5 km from Lion-sur-Mer) to Portsmouth in England.
HistoryEdit
- 6 June 1944 : The D-Day of the Battle of Normandy during World War II. British soldiers landed on the beach of Lion-sur-Mer which was a part of the Sword Beach sector.
PopulationEdit
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SightsEdit
- The beach, its promenade (La digue) and its villas from the beginning of the 20th century
- Lion-sur-Mer Plage Est.jpg
To the East, the beach with the promenade (in the foreground, the SNSM look-out post)
- Lion-sur-Mer Digue vue de la plage.jpg
The promenade as seen from the beach
- Lion-sur-Mer Plage Ouest.jpg
To the West, the coast with the cliffes in the background
- Saint-Pierre church (Tower from the 1st half of the 12th century)
- Lion-sur-Mer Eglise Saint-Pierre.jpg
Façade of the church
- Lion-sur-Mer castle (Closed to the public)
- Lion chateau.jpg
Front view of the castle
- The "le Castel Louis" or "la Villa Louis" house (listed building), ancient casino built in 1866–1868 and then transformed in the Art Nouveau style.
The town is crossed by the EuroVelo 4 track.
EventsEdit
- "Les terrasses de l'été" ("The summer terraces") : about 40 free animations and concerts in July and August.
- Flea markets several times per year.
SportEdit
- Hermanville sporting club (8 tennis clay courts)
- Municipal sailing school
- Sport complex (Gymnasium, tennis courts and soccer field)
International relationsEdit
Lion-sur-Mer is twinned with:
- Template:Flagicon Kiebingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
BibliographyEdit
- Template:In lang Villas de Lion-sur-Mer et Hermanville-sur-Mer, Coll. Itinéraires du patrimoine, n°125
External linksEdit
- Template:In lang Lion sur Mer...Autrefois (Blog featuring old postcards of Lion-sur-Mer)