Tour-en-Bessin
| Tour-en-Bessin | ||
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Chateau of Vaulaville | ||
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  Tour-en-Bessin | ||
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Location within Lower Normandy region  Tour-en-Bessin | ||
| Coordinates: 49°17′51″N 0°46′41″W / 49.2975°N 0.77810°WCoordinates: 49°17′51″N 0°46′41″W / 49.2975°N 0.77810°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux | |
| Canton | Trévières | |
| Intercommunality | Trévières | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Frédéric Renaud | |
| Area1 | 10.31 km2 (3.98 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 584 | |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14700 / 14400 | |
| Elevation | 20–77 m (66–253 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. | ||
Tour-en-Bessin is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.
History
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 28 July, the airfield was designated as "A-13", it was used by several fighter and bomber units until mid-September. Afterward, the airfield was used for resupply and casualty transport. It was closed in early December.[1][2]
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 414 | — |
| 1968 | 452 | +9.2% |
| 1975 | 418 | −7.5% |
| 1982 | 421 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 512 | +21.6% |
| 1999 | 504 | −1.6% |
| 2008 | 584 | +15.9% |
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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