Montreuil, Eure-et-Loir
Appearance
Montreuil | |
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Coordinates: 48°46′38″N 1°22′03″E / 48.7773°N 1.3676°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Eure-et-Loir |
Arrondissement | Dreux |
Canton | Anet |
Intercommunality | CA Pays de Dreux |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Denis Chéron[1] |
Area 1 | 6.21 km2 (2.40 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 522 |
• Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 28267 /28500 |
Elevation | 68–135 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
[edit]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
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 242 | — |
1968 | 250 | +3.3% |
1975 | 255 | +2.0% |
1982 | 513 | +101.2% |
1990 | 513 | +0.0% |
1999 | 490 | −4.5% |
2008 | 512 | +4.5% |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
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