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Montreuil, Eure-et-Loir

Coordinates: 48°46′38″N 1°22′03″E / 48.7773°N 1.3676°E / 48.7773; 1.3676
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Montreuil
Location of Montreuil
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Montreuil is located in France
Montreuil
Montreuil
Montreuil is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Montreuil
Montreuil
Coordinates: 48°46′38″N 1°22′03″E / 48.7773°N 1.3676°E / 48.7773; 1.3676
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentEure-et-Loir
ArrondissementDreux
CantonAnet
IntercommunalityCA Pays de Dreux
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Denis Chéron[1]
Area
1
6.21 km2 (2.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
522
 • Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
28267 /28500
Elevation68–135 m (223–443 ft)
(avg. 78 m or 256 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montreuil (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tʁœj] ) is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.

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 4 September, the airfield was designated as "A-38", it was used by the 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Group which flew photo-recon aircraft from the airfield until early October when the unit moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.[3][4]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962242—    
1968250+3.3%
1975255+2.0%
1982513+101.2%
1990513+0.0%
1999490−4.5%
2008512+4.5%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  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.