Picauville
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Location within Lower Normandy region
Picauville
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| Country | France |
| Region | Lower Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg-Octeville |
| Canton | Sainte-Mère-Église |
| Intercommunality | Sainte-Mère-Église |
| Mayor | Philippe Catherine (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 2–30 m (6.6–98 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft) |
| Land area1 | 19.10 km2 (7.37 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,995 (2006) |
| - Density | 104 /km2 (270 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50400/ 50360 |
| 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°22′46″N 1°24′01″W / 49.3794°N 1.4002°W
Picauville is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.
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[edit] Heraldry
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[edit] World War II
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 northwest of the town. Declared operational on 26 June, the airfield was designated as "A-8", it was used by the 405th Fighter Group which flew P-47 Thunderbolts until mid-September when the unit moved to St. Dizier, near Nancy.[1] Afterward, the airfield was closed. [2][3] A cairn marking the location of the airfield is on the east side of the D69, 2.3 km outside of Picauville on the way to Gourbesville (50°44'12.20"N, 1°44'10.18"W).[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Nolte, Reginald G. Thunder Monsters Over Europe: A History of the 405th Fighter Group in World War II, Sunflower University Press, 1986, ISBN 0897450752.
- ^ Johnson, David C. U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO), D-Day to V-E Day; Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, 1988.
- ^ Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
- ^ http://www.normandie44lamemoire.com/versionanglaise/fichesvillesus/picauvilleus2.html retrieved January 18, 2010, and Google Earth.
[edit] External links
- Picauville Public Library official website (médiathèque de Picauville)
[edit] See also
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