Les Ventes

Les Ventes
Les Ventes
Commune
	Dolmen
	Coat of arms
	Location of Les Ventes
	Les Ventes Les Ventes
	Coordinates: 48°56′59″N 1°05′19″E / 48.9497°N 1.0886°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Eure
Arrondissement	Évreux
Canton	Conches-en-Ouche
Intercommunality	CA Évreux Portes de Normandie
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Christine Fessard
Area 1	20.65 km2 (7.97 sq mi)
Population (2021)	1,045
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	27678 /27180
Elevation	84–156 m (276–512 ft) ; (avg. 152 m or 499 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Les Ventes is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France.

In World War II American pilot Lt. Billie D. Harris died after crashing in combat near the town. Since his death the town has memorialized him, and he was initially buried there. His wife, Peggy, was unaware of the status of her husband until 2005. ^[2]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	304	—
1968	324	+6.6%
1975	500	+54.3%
1982	965	+93.0%
1990	1,035	+7.3%
1999	1,006	−2.8%
2008	1,044	+3.8%

References

^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/they-dont-forget-normandy-still-honors-american-wwii-pilots-sacrifice/

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[popleg2021-1] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[2] ttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/they-dont-forget-normandy-still-honors-american-wwii-pilots-sacrifice/

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