Lion-sur-Mer
in Calvados of Normandy, France
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Caen-Carpiquet Airport (11 mi) - Deauville-Saint-Gatien Airport (22 mi)
- Le Havre Octeville Airport (24 mi)
- Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport (57 mi)
- Alençon Valframbert Airport (62 mi)
- Granville Airport (63 mi)
- Laval-Entrammes Airport (90 mi)
- Le Mans-Arnage Airport (96 mi)
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Bournemouth Airport (123 mi) - Southampton Airport (123 mi)
- London Gatwick Airport (128 mi)
- Tours-Val-de-Loire Airport (138 mi)
- London Heathrow Airport (150 mi)
- Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret (Unesco heritage, 23 mi)
- Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay (Unesco heritage, 47 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 102 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 49.300 and -0.322 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 49° 18' 0" and W -0° 19' 17"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- French, Breton, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Occitan
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 05:10 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:48 am and 9:09 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.750 and 173.083 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Le Bons Bay - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to France.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning France. Last Update: 2024-04-25 08:17:04
Delve into Lion-sur-Mer
Lion-sur-Mer in Calvados (Normandy) with it's 2,534 habitants is a city located in France about 125 mi (or 201 km) west of Paris, the country's capital town.
Current time in Lion-sur-Mer is now 05:10 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Paris with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 13 airports closer to Lion-sur-Mer, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in France is Caen-Carpiquet Airport in a distance of 11 mi (or 17 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in France is Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret in a distance of 23 mi (or 38 km), North-East. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Caen, Bayeux, Le Havre, Notre-Dame-de-Fresnay and Lisieux. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 53 °F
| Morning Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Night Temperature | 5°C / 42 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 55% |
| Air Pressure | 1008 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 56% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
12°C (54 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
12°C (53 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
14°C (58 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Riva Bella
Thermes et du Casino
ibis Styles Ouistreham
Hotel De Lion Sur Mer
Le Canada
Le Beau Rivage Logis
La Villa Andry (ex Saint-Georges)
Le Normandie
Saint Aubin
Manoir d'Hastings Hotel La Pommeraie
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Guinguette a Colleville-Montgomery 2014
Bal guinguette en public a Colleville-Montgomery avec l'orchestre Jean-Pierre le guitariste , Amandine l'excellente chanteuse et Fredo au clavier et accordéon qui on fait danser la foule...
Départ de l'échauffement 2015
Départ de la course à pied "l'échauffement"à Colleville-Montgomery le 22-03-2015.
Les Amis du Suffolk Régiment: Reportage TV France 3 basse Normandie sur Hans Sauer
Reportage TV de France 3 Basse Normandie sur Hans Sauer l'un des soldats Allemands sur le site Hillman de Colleville Montgomery de 1942 au 6 juin 1944.
Les Amis du Suffolk Régiment : Hans Sauer nous raconte son 6 juin
A l'occasion du 6 juin 2014 pour le 70ème anniversaire du débarquement de Normandie, Hans Sauer nous raconte son 6 juin 1944 sur le site Hillman de Colleville Montgomery.
Les Amis du Suffolk Régiment (Les Travaux d'Hillman 1er partie)
Bunker de Colleville Montgomery (wn17)
Les Amis du Suffolk Régiment (restauration de la coupole 2éme Partie)
Bunker de Colleville Montgomery ( wn17)
Les Amis du Suffolk Régiment (Les Travaux d'Hillman 2éme partie)
Bunker de Colleville Montgomery (wn17)
Les Amis du Suffolk Régiment (restauration de la coupole 1er Partie)
Restauration de la coupole du PC d'artillerie à Colleville Montgomery (wn17)
Cygnes au marais de Colleville - 22/01/14 - MerKeL
Arrivée de cygnes le 22 janvier et le 23 janvier 2014 sur le marais de Colleville-Hermanville.
Windsurf Colleville - Ouistreham 14062014
Vent Nord 15-20 noeuds, RRD FSW 96l, 5.8m2 Atlas.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Sword Beach
Sword, commonly known as Sword Beach, was the code name given to one of the five main landing areas along the Normandy coast during the initial assault phase, Operation Neptune, of Operation Overlord; the Allied invasion of German-occupied France that commenced on 6 June 1944. Stretching 8 km from Ouistreham to Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, the beach was the eastern most landing site of the invasion.
Gare de Luc-sur-Mer
Luc-sur-Mer, was a railway station at on the Caen à la Mer railway and opened on 30 June 1875. In July 1876, the line was extended from Luc to Courseulles-sur-Mer The line from Luc to Courseulles was double in 1900 with the addition of a third 0.6m rail for trains of the Chemins de Fer du Calvados. The station closed in 1952. The station was situated near to Avenue Carnot (current name) where the narrow gauge line split, and went towards Ouistreham.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Lion-sur-Mer.
- Caen
- Bayeux
- Le Havre
- Notre-Dame-de-Fresnay
- Lisieux
- Argentan
- Vire
- Saint-Lo
- Bernay
- Alencon
- Bertheauville
- Mayenne
- Coutances
- Mortagne-au-Perche
- Mamers
- Avranches
- Fougeres
- Laval
- Cherbourg-Octeville
- Le Mans
- Rouen
- Evreux
- Chateau-Gontier
- Nogent-le-Rotrou
- Rottingdean
- Brighton
- Dieppe
- Bembridge
- Fulking
- Chichester
Ouistreham: Beach Riva Bella, Ouistreham (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Lion, Lion-sur-Mer, Лион-сюр-Мер, Льон-сюр-Мер, Ліон-сюр-Мер, 滨海利翁
