Peray
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Location within Pays de la Loire region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | Mamers |
| Canton | Marolles-les-Braults |
| Intercommunality | Pays Marollais |
| Mayor | Florence Van Der Haeghen (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 62–96 m (203–315 ft) |
| Land area1 | 2.45 km2 (0.95 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 54 (2006 [1]) |
| - Density | 22 /km2 (57 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72233/ 72260 |
| 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: 48°14′55″N 0°21′52″E / 48.2485°N 0.3644°E
Peray is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France.
[edit] 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 2 September, the airfield was designated as "A-44", it was used by several combat units until November 1944 when the units moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.[2][3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.insee.fr/fr/ppp/bases-de-donnees/recensement/populations-legales/departement.asp?dep=72#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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