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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.
Population
Historical population
Year
Pop.
±%
1962
623
—
1968
580
−6.9%
1975
701
+20.9%
1982
966
+37.8%
1990
1,359
+40.7%
1999
1,307
−3.8%
2008
1,565
+19.7%
2014
1,589
+1.5%
History
Richard Evelyn Byrd
The wreckage of Byrd's aircraft
On 1 July 1927, Commander Richard Evelyn Byrd was forced to crash land his plane, America, in the sea off Ver-sur-Mer after his attempt at the first mail-carrying flight across the Atlantic failed.
D-Day
Sexton self-propelled 25-pounder gun on display at Ver-sur-MerRoyal Artillery Monument
On 6 June 1944, D-Day, the British 50th Infantry Division landed at Ver-sur-Mer as part of the Normandy Landings invasion, Operation Overlord. In 2021, the British Commonwealth of Nations soldiers who participated in the landing were commemorated with British Normandy Memorial near the village.
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