Municipality of Vierville-sur-Mer
Municipal Information - Bulletin No. 1 - November 2002
The Mayor's word
During the General Assembly of Mayors of the canton which took place in Vierville on October 11, we were able to see once again how much the creation of new structures could harm the readability of the action of each of them: Commune, Community of Municipalities, Canton, Association of Prefiguration, S.C.O.T., Calvados West, Department, State, Europe, etc...
By offering you this municipal bulletin, the City Council wishes to provide you with summary information on its reflections and actions.
The municipality is, and must remain, at the heart of our concerns, because this is where the most direct democracy is played out. This bulletin is the expression.
Good reading to all.
Jean-Marie Oxéant
The City Council
Mayor: Jean-Marie Oxéant
Assistants: Jean Olard
Daniel Laronche
Advisors:
Jean-Pierre Chedal-Anglay
Michel Coliboeuf
Yves Cordelle
Henri Guédon
Olivier Hamel
Odette Hausermann
Jacques Hélène
Daniel Lebrec
Practical information
Town hall: Opening hours:
Monday and Friday 10:30-12:00
Tel.: 02.31.22.42.66 Fax: 02.31.21.38.57
La Poste: Monday to Saturday from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.
Mail lifts from Monday to Friday at 4:30 p.m., and Saturday at 11:30 a.m.
Party room: capacity 100 people, information at the City Hall.
Cult: messes in Vierville on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. between 1er May and 1er November, and during certain holidays.
Tennis Club Viervillais: an outdoor court open all year round from 8am to 10pm.
Information:
Mr. Guédon, tel. 02 31 22 49 83
Household Waste: From September 15 to June 15, removal early on Tuesday morning (Wednesday if Monday is a holiday).
Bully: except for a collection in summer, bulky must be deposited at the Port-en-Bessin waste disposal facility, open every day from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., except on Tuesdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. only.
Shops:
Grocery store, bread deposit: Mr. GODARD -
Paved Street - Tel: 02.31.51.08.05
Buchery-charcuterie: M. LEMAROIS -
Pavée Street - Tel: 02.31.22.40.07
Garage / service station / breakdown:
Mr. and Mrs. GICQUIAU -
Port-en-Bessin Road -
Phone: 02.31.22.40.18
Bazar de la Plage d'Or (beach and fishing articles, souvenirs, press):
Mr. and Mrs. HAMEL -
14, bd de Cauvigny -
Tel: 02.31.22.40.30
Summary
The Mayor's Word
The City Council
Practical information
Activities of the City Council in 2002
Sanitation
News from the Intercom
The "D-Day Omaha" Museum
THE OPAH
The D-Day Omaha Association
Historical and architectural heritage
Collectors of Military Vehicles
And the Military Exchange
Veterans
The Municipal Center for Social Action
The Omaha-Beach / Bedford Twinning
Friends of the Beach
Educational Leisure
The Hunting Society
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Hotels-Restaurants
Casino Hotel:
Tel: 02.31.22.41.02 - Fax: 02.31.22.41.12
Hotel de la Pie qui Tète: Tel: 02.31.22.40.09
Restaurants
La Plage d'Or, Brewery: Tel: 02.31.22.40.30
Crêpe shop: Tel: 02.31.22.44.47
Camping: Mr. and Mrs. Chitel, Tel: 02.31.22.41.73
Gîtes, Bed and Breakfast, Furnished: according to list available at the Town Hall.
Gendarmerie: Tel 02 31 22 51 03
Firefighters: Tel 18
SAMU: Tel 15
The Municipal Councils since the beginning of the year:
The Council met 7 times in 2002. The main topics discussed were the following:
On January 18,
Creation by private individuals of theDDay-Omaha Association.
Modification of church lighting, improved by spotlights in the bell tower. It is intended to be put into service from sunset at midnight at least on weekends and in season every day of the week.
The 1er March
Revision of distributions of charges between Municipalities for household waste with a new, more accurate calculation of "compensated populations".
Work in the process of underground implementation of the EDF, PTT and Eclairage Public networks, on Boulevard de Cauvigny between the bazaar de la Plage and Villa Godard.
April 3rd
Approval of the accounts for the year 2001, ending with a surplus of 84000F (12700E).
Review and vote on the 2002 Budget for a total amount of 275175E , balanced in revenue and expenditure, excluding household waste.
To note in investment the participation in the underground work of the networks on 500m from Boulevard de Cauvigny and the replacement of the beach safety boat.
The 2002 budget of the Commune (excluding household waste) in Euros
By combining operation and investment:
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Operating and unforeseen expenses |
34237 |
Products of services and exceptional products |
6177 |
|
Personnel expenses, etc. allowances and expenses |
123860 |
Taxes and fees, excluding household waste |
65291 |
|
CEG Trévières payment |
1200 |
Operating Grants and Endowments |
100919 |
|
Treviso Firefighters Payment |
5165 |
Income from the Municipality's buildings |
13500 |
|
CEG Trévières Transport Payment |
336 |
Investment subsidies, and Local Equipment Tax |
11483 |
|
Grants to Associations |
7636 |
Loan to be contracted in 2002 |
16405 |
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Interest on loans |
5653 |
VAT refunded |
700 |
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Purchase safety boat |
7200 |
Surplus 2001 carried forward in revenue in 2002 |
12700 |
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Public lighting investment (tread) |
27445 |
Total revenue (excluding household waste) |
227175 |
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Amortization of loans |
14443 |
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Total expenses (excluding household waste) |
227175 |
April 26
Review of the mussel cultivation project presented in session by the promoters Mr. Guilbaud and Robert.
After discussions, unanimously, unfavorable opinion of the Council.
May 28
Decisions relating to a loan of 16000E over 10 years at the rate of 5.10%, with quarterly maturities.
Transfers to the Intercom of loan charges relating to the road.
September 13
Information from the Prefecture: refusal of the marine culture project.
Reflections on possible changes to the Land Use Plan (POS). The opinion of the DIREN, competent in this area, must be requested before the launch of any procedure.
Installation project of walkways found from the artificial port of 1944 in Vierville on private land.
Participation of the Commune in the Association "Normandie Mémoire 60th Anniversary",
November 13
Examination of a Mixed Economy Society project between the Commune and various private partners, with a view to the creation of a new Museum intended to adequately present various collections of exceptional character. The Council hopes that the studies embarked on this path will be continued.
Exchange of views on the refound walkways of the artificial port Mulberry and the conditions to be respected for their installation.
Sanitation
The construction work of the Vierville Treatment Station is completed as well as the installation of the collector pipes.
Only a section of about 200 m remains to be installed between the station and the main discharge station. The current legal situation of the land on which this pipe is to be buried is complex; it does not authorize for the time being to carry out this work. Nevertheless, for a few weeks it has been rapidly evolving and I hope to see the possible connection by the end of the year.
Whatever the date, all owners concerned will be notified by mail.
Aware of the inconvenience this may cause, rest assured that we are making every effort to reduce the delay as much as possible.
My impatience is as great as yours: the start-up of the Vierville resort will mean the end of a heavy three-year construction site for a tourist sector finally equipped to protect its bathing waters.
The Mayor, President of the Syndicat Intercommunal du littoral, Jean-Marie Oxéant.
News from the Intercom
Since its creation on 1er January 2000, Vierville has joined the Communauté de Communes de Trévières, in other words the Intercom.
Since that date, the Intercom manages everything related to schools and roads on behalf of the Municipalities.
Intercom, among other goals, is working on the development of the Municipalities that make it up, currently number 24.
As such, it undertakes reflections and actions on the following:
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- Improving rural housing with the OPAH
- Tourism development
- Improvement of the environment with in particular a better attractiveness of villages and tourist sites
- Socio-cultural development
- Sanitation
A Maison de l'Intercom is currently being designed to house the offices it needs; it will be built in the Commune of Formigny near the 4-way Bayeux-Isigny.
Also currently under project: a nautical base, a multipurpose hall (sports and cultural activities) and the improvement and marking of hiking trails.
Actions are taken with the Department and the Region to obtain subsidies granted to the Communities of Municipalities in order to facilitate their development.
The Municipal Council of Vierville actively participates in the various commissions created for this purpose by the Intercom.
Website: http://www.cdc.trevieres.fr.st
D.Day Omaha Museum open from 1er April to November 11, and on request from off-season groups
Contact: Mr. Brissard -
Tel.: 02.31.21.71.80 - Fax: 02.31.21.71.80.
Website: http://www.dday-omaha.com/
Email: dday-omaha@day-omaha.com
The museum was created in 1999 by a passionate collector who presents unique materials, photos and documents in an old American building. In particular, the famous German ENIGMA coding-decoding equipment, and its American equivalent, an exceptional collection of optics, radios, parabikes, sheepillars, and very rare special equipment.
We can currently see a landing barge, various German and American cannons, including the famous 88mm FLAK German anti-aircraft gun, and, since this year, a copy of the 88mm PAK43 anti-tank gun that still arms the memorial bunker of the United States National Guard on the beach of Vierville.
Each year the collection presented is partly renewed with new materials.
More and more known to tourists, attendance at the Museum has only increased for 4 years, facilitated since this year by a new parking lot accessible to buses.
Historical and architectural heritage
The municipal bulletin plans to publish in its next editions records concerning the history of Vierville and its heritage. The contribution of any person of good will and competent in these areas is strongly desired.
Planned housing improvement assistance: OPAH
An OPAH is currently underway, which aims to help people wishing to improve the comfort of their home in terms of heating, sanitary, insulation, waterproofing.
This operation, which began on 1er January 2001, ended on 31 December 2003. Those who want to take advantage of it must urgently make themselves known to the Intercom office in Trévières
(Tel. 02 31 92 78 70).
OPAH permanence in Trévières every Tuesday morning, 10:30 a.m. / 12:00 p.m.
D-Day Omaha Association
As part of the Omaha Beach site, the Association actively participates in the safeguarding and promotion of the historical heritage of the Second World War in order to ensure its transmission to future generations.
Contact: Mr. Brissard - Tel.: 02.31.21.71.80 - Fax: 02.31.21.71.80.
Website: http://www.dday-omaha.com/
Email: dday-omaha@day-omaha.com
The Association is currently studying the reconstruction of the current museum, which cannot be developed due to lack of space and a suitable reception.
She also supports a project to present in Vierville bridge elements of the former American port of 1944, found in the equipment's depots and sold on condition that this exceptional equipment is not alienated or scrapped and that it is highlighted on the very Commune that saw it built in June 1944.
The presentation of these bridges seems possible in the vicinity of memorials and remnants of fortifications, on a location close to their 1944 installation. For this purpose, a private grass is envisaged along Bedford Avenue which goes down to Vierville beach.
These spectacular elements, never presented elsewhere, will allow the many visitors to the historic site of Omaha Beach to realize the nature and size of its Mulberry port.
Collectors of military vehicles and the "Militaria" exchange
Like last year, under the impetus of the association
Nantaise CVMA (Collectors of Ancient Military Vehicles), various associations of enthusiasts organized presentations of equipment.
In particular, the group "Big Red One Belgium" from Tourcoing has installed a reconstituted American military camp in the center of the village.
On June 2, a sales and exchange for collectors was successfully held
Old Combatants
Contact: Guy CAMPSERVEUX tel. 02.31.21.31.08 - Participation in the events of remembrance on May 8, June 6 and November 11.
Information: Widows of veterans or beneficiaries of the Military Disability Pensions Code will be able to benefit from a widow's card issued by the Departmental Service of the National Veterans Office.
The President of the A.C. will contact the interested persons to assist them in the constitution of their file.
The President: Guy Campserveux
Communal Center for Social Action
The Communal Centre d'Action Sociale organized several events during the year, especially for the elders of the village: Sunday, January 27: galette des rois, Monday, June 17: excursion with visit to the cooperative dairy of Isigny and the Cité de la Mer in Cherbourg, Sunday, October 20: the elders of Vierville were gathered at "La Pie qui Tète" for the annual meal that allows you to meet in a friendly atmosphere. The youngest of the inhabitants (up to 12 years old) are invited to meet Santa Claus on the Saturday before Christmas in order to receive a gift...
OMAHA-BEACH BEDFORD Association (va)
The twinning charter of 11 Communes with BEDFORD and its County was signed on October 9, 1997 in Vierville s/mer.
The association created at the initiative of the municipalities signatory to the charter was formed on November 3, 98 following a general meeting held at the town hall of TREVIERES.
The main objectives of this association are:
- The duty of memory.
- The welcome of Americans, veterans or not, visiting our sites.
- Educational, cultural, tourist, economic exchanges between the two French and American communities.
Note for the year 2002.
A rally on April 27, followed by a friendly dinner.
A day in the Nord-Cotentin on August 20 with a visit to the Cité de la Mer.
The General Assembly on August 23.
The reception of a delegation of 49 residents of BEDFORD from October 10 to 13 with the active participation of host families.
During this stay, a day was devoted to the visit of Mont St. Michel and the next at the memorial ceremonies at the Pointe du HOC, at the cemetery of COLLEVILLE s/mer and at the monuments of the 29th Division and the National Guard in VIERVILLE s/MER.
On this occasion, Mr. OXEANT, mayor of Vierville, has Inaugurated BEDFORD Avenue (va) Between the Hotel du Casino and the Château de Vierville, in the presence of the Deputy Mayor of BEDFORD, Mr. MESSIER.
In the evening, an official dinner of 154 covers was given at the Colombier in MANDEVILLE in BESSIN in the presence of the American consul for the Grand West, Mr. CLEMENTS, and the Mayor of IVYBRIDGE, Mr. SCOWN. It was in this small town of DEVON that the young people of BEDFORD parked and trained for several months before being killed on our beach. A former officer of the ROYAL NAVY, Mr. GREEN, who commanded the barges of the 1ère wave in June 44 was present.
Close ties should soon be established between our three French, American and English communities.
Finally, from October 19 to 26, a delegation of 29 people led by the president of the association, Philippe YGOUF, and the mayors of TREVIERES, Mr. RICHARD and St. LAURENT, Mr. MOUQUET, participated in the inauguration of the copy of the statue of the monument to the dead of TREVIERES on the MEMORIAL site in BEDFORD and in the delivery of the Legion of Honor to the mayor of the city, Mr. SHELTON by the Grand Chancellor, General DOUIN. Very moving ceremonies that showed the attachment of each other to the same values and the sincere friendship of our communities.
If you are interested, you can join this association by contacting:
Ph. YGOUF. Tel: 02 31 21 30 98 Fax: 02 31 22 25 49 . e/mail: philippe.ygouf@laposte.net
Contribution: 16 euros.
Viervillais Educational Leisure
Contact: Georgette RACINE 02.31.22.40.83 -
The Association was created in 1990 to bring together the inhabitants of the municipality and the surrounding area in order to practice manual activities or games together. She also organizes various outings.
Annual fee: 8 euros
Activities: from September to June every Tuesday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. with an exhibition on the 2th Sunday of August.
The General Assembly of October 15, 2002 studied the program of manual activities: patchwork, embroidery (Bayeux, ribbon, ...), painting on fabric. Once a month, scrabble games in duplicate and belote.
A Mardi Gras evening is planned in March, a trip to Spring.
Telethon on December 6 at 6 p.m., at the Vierville Communal Hall. "Point don", scrabble, sale of works for the benefit of the Telethon.
Friends of the Beach
Contact: Georgette RACINE 02.31.22.40.83
The Association was created in 1963. It now aims to organize activities and events for tourists and Viervillais throughout the year.
A General Assembly is scheduled for February. The usual main activities are considered:
End of June: Saint-Jean fire.
July 13 or 14: fireworks and ball (with the participation of traders)
July-August: beach games with the Leisure Center
2ème Sunday of August: Fair to everything.
August: postcard exhibition
End of October: Halloween, parade in Vierville with the children, meals at the Communal room.
Hunting Society of Vierville-St Laurent
Contact: René LENOURICHEL 02.31.22.40.27 - Subject: Practice of hunting and repopulation with a ball-trap in July.