Saint-Marceau, Sarthe
| Saint-Marceau | |
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  Saint-Marceau | |
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Location within Pays de la Loire region  Saint-Marceau | |
| Coordinates: 48°10′47″N 0°07′41″E / 48.1797°N 0.1281°ECoordinates: 48°10′47″N 0°07′41″E / 48.1797°N 0.1281°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | Mamers |
| Canton | Beaumont-sur-Sarthe |
| Intercommunality | Pays Belmontais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Dominique Boulard |
| Area1 | 8.91 km2 (3.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2006 [1])2 | 453 |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72297 / 72170 |
| Elevation | 52–107 m (171–351 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. | |
Saint-Marceau is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France.
World War II
After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in August 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 31 August, the airfield was designated as "A-43", it was used by several combat units until November 1944 when the units moved to Central France and the airfield was closed.[2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.insee.fr/fr/ppp/bases-de-donnees/recensement/populations-legales/departement.asp?dep=53#dep_B Populations légales 2006 publiées par l’INSEE le 1er janvier 2009
- ↑ 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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