Azeville
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Location within Lower Normandy region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Lower Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg-Octeville |
| Canton | Montebourg |
| Intercommunality | Région de Montebourg |
| Mayor | Éric Desmares (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 6–34 m (20–112 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) |
| Land area1 | 3.00 km2 (1.16 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 77 (2009) |
| - Density | 26 /km2 (67 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50026/ 50310 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 49°27′33″N 1°18′48″W / 49.45920°N 1.3134°W
Azeville is a commune in the Manche department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.
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World War II [edit]
After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in early June 1944, engineers of the Ninth Air Force IX Engineering Command began construction of a combat Advanced Landing Ground to the south of the town. Declared operational on 24 June, the airfield was designated as "A-7", it was initially used by the 365th Fighter Group which flew P-47 Thunderbolts until mid-August when the unit moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was used by the 363d Fighter Group with P-51 Mustangs until mid-September when it was closed.[1][2]
Population [edit]
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 185 | — |
| 1800 | 164 | −11.4% |
| 1806 | 195 | +18.9% |
| 1821 | 213 | +9.2% |
| 1831 | 212 | −0.5% |
| 1836 | 257 | +21.2% |
| 1841 | 262 | +1.9% |
| 1846 | 265 | +1.1% |
| 1851 | 263 | −0.8% |
| 1856 | 202 | −23.2% |
| 1861 | 200 | −1.0% |
| 1866 | 233 | +16.5% |
| 1872 | 202 | −13.3% |
| 1876 | 190 | −5.9% |
| 1881 | 183 | −3.7% |
| 1886 | 185 | +1.1% |
| 1891 | 181 | −2.2% |
| 1896 | 164 | −9.4% |
| 1901 | 147 | −10.4% |
| 1906 | 136 | −7.5% |
| 1911 | 120 | −11.8% |
| 1921 | 94 | −21.7% |
| 1926 | 110 | +17.0% |
| 1931 | 104 | −5.5% |
| 1936 | 115 | +10.6% |
| 1946 | 91 | −20.9% |
| 1954 | 95 | +4.4% |
| 1962 | 109 | +14.7% |
| 1968 | 102 | −6.4% |
| 1975 | 109 | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 83 | −23.9% |
| 1990 | 73 | −12.0% |
| 1999 | 78 | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 77 | −1.3% |
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ 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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