Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer

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Commune in Normandy, France

Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer
Commune
Omaha Beach
Location of Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer
(2020–2026)		Denis Madouasse^[1]
Area ¹	3.9 km² (1.5 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	256
• Density	66/km² (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14605 /14710
Elevation	3–76 m (9.8–249.3 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ loʁɑ̃ syʁ mɛʁ] ^ⓘ, literally Saint-Laurent on Sea) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. The town is located not far from Omaha Beach, where, in World War II, Allied forces landed during D-Day.

It was also the location of a British Commando raid - Operation Curlew during January 1942.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	199	—
1968	174	−12.6%
1975	161	−7.5%
1982	188	+16.8%
1990	163	−13.3%
1999	184	+12.9%
2008	242	+31.5%

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.