Azeville
| Azeville | |
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Azeville bunker | |
  Azeville | |
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Location within Lower Normandy region  Azeville | |
| Coordinates: 49°27′33″N 1°18′48″W / 49.45920°N 1.3134°WCoordinates: 49°27′33″N 1°18′48″W / 49.45920°N 1.3134°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg-Octeville |
| Canton | Montebourg |
| Intercommunality | Région de Montebourg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Éric Desmares |
| Area1 | 3.00 km2 (1.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)2 | 77 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (66/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50026 / 50310 |
| Elevation |
6–34 m (20–112 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) |
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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 northwestern France.
World War II
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]
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 185 | — |
| 1800 | 164 | −11.4% |
| 1806 | 195 | +18.9% |
| 1821 | 213 | +9.2% |
| 1831 | 212 | −0.5% |
| 1836 | 257 | +21.2% |
| 1841 | 262 | +1.9% |
| 1846 | 265 | +1.1% |
| 1851 | 263 | −0.8% |
| 1856 | 202 | −23.2% |
| 1861 | 200 | −1.0% |
| 1866 | 233 | +16.5% |
| 1872 | 202 | −13.3% |
| 1876 | 190 | −5.9% |
| 1881 | 183 | −3.7% |
| 1886 | 185 | +1.1% |
| 1891 | 181 | −2.2% |
| 1896 | 164 | −9.4% |
| 1901 | 147 | −10.4% |
| 1906 | 136 | −7.5% |
| 1911 | 120 | −11.8% |
| 1921 | 94 | −21.7% |
| 1926 | 110 | +17.0% |
| 1931 | 104 | −5.5% |
| 1936 | 115 | +10.6% |
| 1946 | 91 | −20.9% |
| 1954 | 95 | +4.4% |
| 1962 | 109 | +14.7% |
| 1968 | 102 | −6.4% |
| 1975 | 109 | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 83 | −23.9% |
| 1990 | 73 | −12.0% |
| 1999 | 78 | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 77 | −1.3% |
See also
References
- ↑ Johnson, David C. (1988), U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO), D-Day to V-E Day; Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
- ↑ Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
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