Luc sur Mer

Luc sur mer is a friendly resort of around 3000 residents called “les lutins” (“imps”). Its tourist vocation was born in the middle of the last century. It fought with Dieppe to have the title of first seaside resort of the English Channel. This vocation continued during decades and, more than 100 years ago, a Casino and a Thalassotherapy Center were built on the dunes of the “Petit Enfer”, along a seashore promenade overhanging the sea.

Today, you will find there a Camping (**** rated), a Casino, a Thalassotherapy (Seawater body care) Center, hotels, restaurants, sports facilities and children activities to welcome adults and children. Luc sur mer is a family station full of life where it’s good to live all the yearlong.

Do not forget to pass the porch of the Town Hall to discover the splendid Municipal Park as well as the House of the Whale by the famous skeleton of this large marine mammal failed on our beach in 1885.

Geographical situation

Luc sur Mer’s size is 394 hectares (973 acres). It’s located 17 km (10,6 miles) north of Caen on the seashore. The commune of Luc sur Mer gathers 3063 inhabitants (census 1999). It is surrounded in the south by the commune of Douvres-la-Delivrande (the administrative center of the Canton), in the east by the commune of Lion sur Mer and in the west by the commune of Langrune sur Mer. It belongs to the communes of the “côte de Nacre” (Mother of pearl’s coast), lining the English Channel from Ouistreham to Courseulles.

Landscape

Opened on the sea in North, Luc lies on a regular plain with a low average altitude.

At the north east edge, the plain finishes into abrupt cliffs of a few meters high. A big part of these cliffs are classified for their geological characteristics.
At the west border, the area is overlooking the valley of the “brook of Luc.”

The highest point is located south of Luc at the “Mont Notre Dame”, 22 meters high!
All the shore is bordered by a promenade; a wharf made of wood (“la jetée des pécheurs”) lies perpendicular in the middle of that walk.

A sand beach 200 meters to 300 meters width then different kind of rocks being discovered at low tide are part of the maritime public area. Bottoms located east of the pier have interesting geological characteristics.