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La Chapelle-en-Juger
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Location within Lower Normandy region
La Chapelle-en-Juger
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| Country | France |
| Region | Lower Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Lô |
| Canton | Marigny |
| Intercommunality | canton de Marigny |
| Mayor | Nelly Villedieu (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 17–112 m (56–367 ft) (avg. 97 m/318 ft) |
| Land area1 | 15.00 km2 (5.79 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 657 (2006) |
| - Density | 44 /km2 (110 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50123/ 50570 |
| 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. | |
La Chapelle-en-Juger is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy 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 5 July, the airfield was designated as "A-5", it was used by the 404th Fighter Group which flew P-47 Thunderbolts until the end of August when the unit moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.[1][2]