Brucheville

Brucheville

The church of Saint-Hilaire
Brucheville

Coordinates: 49°22′25″N 1°12′18″W / 49.3736°N 1.20500°W / 49.3736; -1.20500Coordinates: 49°22′25″N 1°12′18″W / 49.3736°N 1.20500°W / 49.3736; -1.20500
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Manche
Arrondissement Cherbourg-Octeville
Canton Sainte-Mère-Église
Intercommunality Sainte-Mère-Église
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) André Touraine
Area1 13.33 km2 (5.15 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 145
 • Density 11/km2 (28/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 50089 / 50480
Elevation 0–21 m (0–69 ft)
(avg. 4 m or 13 ft)

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.

Brucheville is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France.

World War II

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 2 August, the airfield was designated as "A-16", it was used by the 36th Fighter Group which flew P-47 Thunderbolts until late August when the unit moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.[1][2]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793372—    
1800374+0.5%
1806468+25.1%
1821456−2.6%
1831334−26.8%
1836342+2.4%
1841339−0.9%
1846345+1.8%
1851338−2.0%
1856303−10.4%
1861294−3.0%
1866301+2.4%
1872274−9.0%
1876309+12.8%
1881292−5.5%
1886300+2.7%
1891296−1.3%
1896278−6.1%
1901261−6.1%
1906255−2.3%
1911237−7.1%
1921255+7.6%
1926263+3.1%
1931228−13.3%
1936245+7.5%
1946237−3.3%
1954223−5.9%
1962204−8.5%
1968207+1.5%
1975181−12.6%
1982174−3.9%
1990140−19.5%
1999147+5.0%
2007149+1.4%
2009145−2.7%

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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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