Tour-en-Bessin
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Location within Lower Normandy region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Lower Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux |
| Canton | Trévières |
| Intercommunality | Trévières |
| Mayor | Frédéric Renaud (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 20–77 m (66–253 ft) |
| Land area1 | 10.31 km2 (3.98 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 584 (2008) |
| - Density | 57 /km2 (150 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14700/ 14400 |
| 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°17′51″N 0°46′41″W / 49.2975°N 0.77810°W
Tour-en-Bessin is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.
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[edit] History
[edit] 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 28 July, the airfield was designated as "A-13", it was used by several fighter and bomber units until mid-September. Afterward, the airfield was used for resupply and casualty transport. It was closed in early December.[1][2]
[edit] Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 414 | 452 | 418 | 421 | 512 | 504 | 584 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ 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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