Lion-sur-Mer

Lion-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.

Geography

Lion-sur-Mer is located on the edge of the English Channel, more precisely on the Côte de Nacre (Mother of Pearl Coast), about 15 km (9.3 mi) North of Caen.

The beach is made of fine sand and is bordered, to the west, by middle-sized cliffs.

The town is served by 2 bus services : line No. 1 of the Bus Verts du Calvados and line No. 62 of Twisto. A ferry of Brittany Ferries links Ouistreham (5 km from Lion-sur-Mer) to Portsmouth in England.

History

Population

Sights

To the East, the beach with the promenade (in the foreground, the SNSM look-out post)

To the East, the beach with the promenade (in the foreground, the SNSM look-out post)