Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes
| Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes | |
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  Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes | |
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Location within Normandy region  Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes | |
| Coordinates: 49°20′53″N 0°48′22″W / 49.3481°N 0.8061°WCoordinates: 49°20′53″N 0°48′22″W / 49.3481°N 0.8061°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux |
| Canton | Trévières |
| Intercommunality | Trévières |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean Vally |
| Area1 | 5.69 km2 (2.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 582 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14591 / 14520 |
| Elevation |
0–78 m (0–256 ft) (avg. 70 m or 230 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
History
World War II
On 13 September 1942 13 British commandos landed at night near Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes from a Motor Torpedo Boat in Operation Aquatint, a reconnaissance mission to collect information about the surrounding area, and take a German guard prisoner.[1]
Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes is located at the eastern end of Omaha Beach, one of the landings sites on D-Day, at the beginning of the Battle of Normandy, during World War II.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 333 | — |
| 1968 | 293 | −12.0% |
| 1975 | 310 | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 371 | +19.7% |
| 1990 | 391 | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 415 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 582 | +40.2% |
See also
References
- ↑ Operation Aquatint
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