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La Chapelle-en-Juger

Coordinates: 49°07′41″N 1°12′56″W / 49.12800°N 1.2155°W / 49.12800; -1.2155
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La Chapelle-en-Juger
Part of Thèreval
The church of Saint-Pierre
The church of Saint-Pierre
Location of La Chapelle-en-Juger
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La Chapelle-en-Juger is located in France
La Chapelle-en-Juger
La Chapelle-en-Juger
La Chapelle-en-Juger is located in Normandy
La Chapelle-en-Juger
La Chapelle-en-Juger
Coordinates: 49°07′41″N 1°12′56″W / 49.12800°N 1.2155°W / 49.12800; -1.2155
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementSaint-Lô
CantonSaint-Lô-1
CommuneThèreval
Area
1
15.00 km2 (5.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
656
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
50570
Elevation17–112 m (56–367 ft)
(avg. 97 m or 318 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Chapelle-en-Juger (French pronunciation: [la ʃapɛl ɑ̃ ʒyʒe]) is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Thèreval.[2]

The local name of the commune is La Chapelle-Enjuger, as indicated in local sollicitor's documents.

World War II

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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 5 July, the airfield was designated as "A-5", it was used by the 404th Fighter Group which flew P-47 Thunderbolts until the end of August when the unit moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.[3][4]

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References

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  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 2 December 2015 (in French)
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.