Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes
Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t ɔnɔʁin de pɛʁt]) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Aure sur Mer.
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 took a German guard prisoner.
Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes is located at the eastern end of Omaha Beach, one of the landings sites on D-Day, 6 June 1944, at the beginning of the Battle of Normandy, during World War II.
Population
| 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
- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 9 December 2016 (in French)
- ^ Operation Aquatint
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