The 1997 tourist balance sheet highlights the interest of foreign visitors

After three months of opening and a closure on September 15, the Vierville tourist office has taken stock of its second season. At the request of Mayor Jean-Marie Oxéant, the hostess, Miss Tuny, presented results deemed rather satisfactory.

Overall attendance increased from 2,021 people in 1996 to 1,997 in 1997. The decrease mainly concerned the French, numbering 933 compared to 1,285 the previous year, while foreign visitors were more numerous.

The published list mentions 130 British, 194 Germans, 238 Dutch, 66 Italians, 70 Belgians, six Spaniards, eight Swiss, two Luxembourgers, five Swedes, two Czechs, two Poles, forty-seven Americans, nine Japanese and two Australians. Attracted first by the Landing, tourists were also interested in the hinterland, its preserved character and coastal trails.

The office cooperated with its neighbors on the coast and from the interior as well as with the ADTLB, Pays d'accueil touristique du Bessin, to make the region known, facilitate stays and make you want to come back. Applications received for the following year were presented as an encouraging sign.

Reconstructed or uncertain passages:
- The list of nationalities is introduced as a series of examples and does not correspond to all foreign visitors; no exhaustive total is deduced.

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