Gorges, Somme

Gorges
Gorges
Location within Picardy region  Gorges
Coordinates: 50°06′37″N 2°10′43″E / 50.11030°N 2.1786°ECoordinates: 50°06′37″N 2°10′43″E / 50.11030°N 2.1786°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Bernaville
Intercommunality	Bernavillois
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Guy Delattre
Area^1	4.87 km^2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	43
• Density	8.8/km^2 (23/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80381 / 80370
Elevation	95–147 m (312–482 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 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.

Gorges is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

Gorges is situated on the D933 road, some 20 miles (32 km) east of Abbeville.

Population

Historical population of Gorges, Somme

Year	1896	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	126	62	70	53	44	42	47	43
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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 16 August, the airfield was designated as "A-26", it was used by the 379th Bombardment Group which flew B-26 Marauder medium bombers until early September when the unit moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.^[1][2]

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

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.

External links

• Gorges on the Quid website (French)