Merville-Franceville-Plage

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Commune in Normandy, France

Merville-Franceville-Plage
Commune
First aid post First aid post
Coat of arms of Merville-Franceville-Plage Coat of arms
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Merville-Franceville-Plage is located in France Merville-Franceville-Plage Merville-Franceville-Plage Show map of France Merville-Franceville-Plage is located in Normandy Merville-Franceville-Plage Merville-Franceville-Plage Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 49°16′39′′N 0°12′12′′W / 49.277500°N 00.203290°W / 49.277500; -00.203290
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Lisieux
Canton	Cabourg
Intercommunality	CC Normandie-Cabourg-Pays d'Auge
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Olivier Paz^[1]
Area ¹	10.42 km² (4.02 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	2,222
• Density	210/km² (550/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14409 /14810
Elevation	0–42 m (0–138 ft) (avg. 14 m or 46 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Merville-Franceville-Plage (French pronunciation: [mɛʁvilfʁɑ̃svilplaʒ] ⁱ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Geography

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Merville-Franceville-Plage, more usually called Franceville, is situated on the Côte Fleurie, 6 km from Cabourg and 14 km (8.7 mi) from Caen. Merville Franceville is located on the right/east side of the Baie de l'Orne.

The back country is a plain, favourable to cereal cultivation and dairy cattle.

Population

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,046	—
1975	1,184	+1.79%
1982	1,309	+1.44%
1990	1,317	+0.08%
1999	1,521	+1.61%
2007	1,753	+1.79%
2012	2,196	+4.61%
2017	2,169	−0.25%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Climate

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The commune has a maritime climate : Winters are warm and summers rarely suffer from excessive heat.

Sights

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Redoute de Merville, fortification edified on Vauban's plans in 1779. Rediscovered by the occupying forces during the Second World War.
The Merville Gun Battery (Batterie de Merville) is an historic site situated on the eastern flank of the landing area codenamed Sword. Lieutenant-Colonel Terence Otway, and the 9th Parachute Battalion, neutralized the German battery during the Battle of Merville Gun Battery on 6 June prior to the beach landings.