Beuzeville-au-Plain

Beuzeville-au-Plain
Part of Sainte-Mère-Église
The church of Saint-Brice
Location of Beuzeville-au-Plain
Beuzeville-au-Plain Beuzeville-au-Plain
Coordinates: 49°25′53″N 1°17′06″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Cherbourg
Canton	Carentan
Commune	Sainte-Mère-Église
Area 1	2.04 km2 (0.79 sq mi)
Population  (2019)	47
• Density	23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	50480
Elevation	14–41 m (46–135 ft) (avg. 27 m or 89 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beuzeville-au-Plain (French pronunciation: [bøzvil o plɛ̃]) is a former commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the commune of Sainte-Mère-Église.

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 south of the town. Declared operational on 15 June, the airfield was designated as "A-6", it was initially used by the 371st Fighter Group which flew P-47 Thunderbolts until mid-September when the unit moved into Central France. Along with the 371st, the 367th Fighter Group flew P-38 Lightnings from the airfield. It was used until mid-September when it was closed.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 78 —     1800 76 −2.6% 1806 80 +5.3% 1821 102 +27.5% 1831 108 +5.9% 1836 120 +11.1% 1841 102 −15.0% 1846 107 +4.9% 1851 81 −24.3% 1856 97 +19.8% 1861 100 +3.1% 1866 100 +0.0% 1872 86 −14.0% 1876 84 −2.3% 1881 59 −29.8% 1886 70 +18.6% 1891 86 +22.9% 1896 78 −9.3%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 78 +0.0% 1906 88 +12.8% 1911 74 −15.9% 1921 92 +24.3% 1926 88 −4.3% 1931 74 −15.9% 1936 72 −2.7% 1946 66 −8.3% 1954 62 −6.1% 1962 58 −6.5% 1968 45 −22.4% 1975 40 −11.1% 1982 26 −35.0% 1990 37 +42.3% 1999 46 +24.3% 2006 49 +6.5% 2009 48 −2.0%

See also

• Communes of the Manche department