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Merville-Franceville-Plage
Merville-Franceville-Plage
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	Coordinates: 49°16′39″N 0°12′12″W / 49.277500°N 00.203290°W / 49.277500; -00.203290Coordinates: 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	Campagne et Baie de l'Orne
Government ;
• Mayor .mw-parser-output .noboldfont-weight:normal; (2008–2014) ;	Olivier Paz
Area 1;	10.42 km2 (4.02 sq mi)
Population (2008)2;	1,874
• Density	180/km2 (470/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.; 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Commune in Normandy, France

Merville-Franceville-Plage is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Geography

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

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	948	—
1968	1,046	+10.3%
1975	1,184	+13.2%
1982	1,309	+10.6%
1990	1,317	+0.6%
1999	1,521	+15.5%
2008	1,874	+23.2%

Climate

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

Sights

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.