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Azeville
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Location within Lower Normandy region
Azeville
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| Country | France |
| Region | Lower Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg-Octeville |
| Canton | Montebourg |
| Intercommunality | région de Montebourg |
| Mayor | Éric Desmares (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 6–34 m (20–112 ft) (avg. 20 m/66 ft) |
| Land area1 | 3.00 km2 (1.16 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 78 (2006) |
| - Density | 26 /km2 (67 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50026/ 50310 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Azeville is a commune in the Manche department in the Basse-Normandie region in north-western France.
After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in early June 1944, engineers of the Ninth Air Force IX Engineering Command began construction of a combat Advanced Landing Ground to the south of the town. Declared operational on 24 June, the airfield was designated as "A-7", it was initially used by the 365th Fighter Group which flew P-47 Thunderbolts until mid-August when the unit moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was used by the 363d Fighter Group with P-51 Mustangs until mid-September when it was closed.[1][2]