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Gorges, Somme

Coordinates: 50°06′37″N 2°10′43″E / 50.11030°N 2.1786°E / 50.11030; 2.1786
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Gorges
The town hall in Gorges
The town hall in Gorges
Location of Gorges
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Gorges is located in France
Gorges
Gorges
Gorges is located in Hauts-de-France
Gorges
Gorges
Coordinates: 50°06′37″N 2°10′43″E / 50.11030°N 2.1786°E / 50.11030; 2.1786
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAmiens
CantonDoullens
IntercommunalityCC Territoire Nord Picardie
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Guy Delattre[1]
Area
1
4.87 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
38
 • Density7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80381 /80370
Elevation95–147 m (312–482 ft)
(avg. 135 m or 443 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gorges (French pronunciation: [ɡɔʁʒ] ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

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Gorges is situated on the D933 road, some 20 miles (32 km) east of Abbeville.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1836 200—    
1896 126−0.77%
1962 62−1.07%
1968 70+2.04%
1975 53−3.90%
1982 44−2.62%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 42−0.58%
1999 47+1.26%
2007 43−1.11%
2012 42−0.47%
2017 40−0.97%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968–2017)[4]

World War II

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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 16 August, the airfield was designated as "A-26", it was used by the 379th Bombardment Group which flew B-26 Marauder medium bombers until early September when the unit moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.[5][6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Gorges, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.