Montreuil, Eure-et-Loir

Montreuil
Montreuil

Coordinates: 48°46′38″N 1°22′03″E / 48.7773°N 1.3676°E / 48.7773; 1.3676Coordinates: 48°46′38″N 1°22′03″E / 48.7773°N 1.3676°E / 48.7773; 1.3676
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Eure-et-Loir
Arrondissement Dreux
Canton Dreux-Ouest
Intercommunality Villages du Drouais
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Denis Chéron
Area1 6.21 km2 (2.40 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 512
 • Density 82/km2 (210/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 28267 / 28500
Elevation 68–135 m (223–443 ft)
(avg. 78 m or 256 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.

Montreuil is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern 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 4 September, the airfield was designated as "A-38", it was used by the 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Group which flew photo-recon aircraft from the airfield until early October when the unit moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.[1][2]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962242—    
1968250+3.3%
1975255+2.0%
1982513+101.2%
1990513+0.0%
1999490−4.5%
2008512+4.5%

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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