Ver-sur-Mer

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Ver-sur-Mer
Commune
A pre-war house in Ver-sur-Mer
Coat of arms
Location of Ver-sur-Mer
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Coordinates: 49°19′55″N 0°31′42″W / 49.3319°N 0.5283°W / 49.3319; -0.5283
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Bayeux
Canton	Courseulles-sur-Mer
Intercommunality	Seulles Terre et Mer
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Luc Veret[1]
Area 1	9.01 km2 (3.48 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,662
• Density	180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14739 /14114
Elevation	0–56 m (0–184 ft) (avg. 42 m or 138 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ver-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [vɛʁ syʁ mɛʁ] ^ⓘ, literally Ver on Sea) is a commune in the Calvados department and Normandy region of north-western France. It is situated at the eastern end of Gold Beach between Arromanches and Courseulles. The town lies 20 km north-west of Caen and 14 km north-east of Bayeux.

As well as its beach, the village has a bakery, pony club, sailing club, shrimp fishery, small supermarket, tennis court, and youth hostel. It is also home to the America Gold Beach Museum. Ver-sur-Mer lighthouse, still active today, was built in 1908 on the heights above the beach. During World War II, Canadian troops swiftly seized the lighthouse; however, it was badly damaged and had to be restored after the end of the war.

Ver-sur-Mer's church, which was constructed between the 10th and 12th centuries, is dedicated to Saint Martin.