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Location within Lower Normandy region
Cretteville
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| Country | France |
| Region | Lower Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Coutances |
| Canton | La Haye-du-Puits |
| Intercommunality | la Haye-du-Puits |
| Mayor | Michel Lerouvillois (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 2–37 m (6.6–121 ft) (avg. 20 m/66 ft) |
| Land area1 | 6.83 km2 (2.64 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 219 (2006) |
| - Density | 32 /km2 (83 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50153/ 50250 |
| 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. | |
Cretteville is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.
After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in 1944, engineers of the Ninth Air Force IX Engineering Command began construction of a combat Advanced Landing Ground outside of the town. Declared operational on 4 July, the airfield was designated as "A-14", it was used by the 358th Fighter Group which flew P-47 Thunderbolts until mid-August when the unit moved into Central France. The 406th Fighter Group took its place at the airfield and continued to fly P-47s until early September. Afterward, the airfield was closed.[1][2]