Country France Department Calvados Intercommunality Cœur Côte Fleurie Area 8.99 km² Arrondissement Lisieux | Region Normandy Canton Trouville-sur-Mer Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 2,318 (1999) | |
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Villers-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
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Map of 14640 Villers-sur-Mer, France
The Prime Meridian makes landfall in Villers-sur-Mer after crossing the English Channel.
Population
The town had a population of 2652 in 2008, a growth of just over 1,000 residents since 1962.
Sights
Villers-sur-Mer is known for the large topiary dinosaurs facing the sea from the garden of the office of tourism. In certain years, a baby dinosaur is added to the garden.
Villers-sur-Mer is the starting point of the Vaches Noires cliffs - a site where many fossils have been discovered. A mini museum in the enclosure of the office of tourism, and has an outline of the resources and discoveries. It is a place universally known by specialists in the ammonites and other fossils.
Transportation
Villers-sur-Mer station is on the line from Deauville to Dives-sur-Mer. The station building is no longer open but train services operates year-round on weekends as well as on weekdays during the summer.