Beuzeville-au-Plain
Part of Sainte-Mère-Église
The church of Saint-Brice
The church of Saint-Brice
Location of Beuzeville-au-Plain
Beuzeville-au-Plain is located in France
Beuzeville-au-Plain
Beuzeville-au-Plain
Beuzeville-au-Plain is located in Normandy
Beuzeville-au-Plain
Beuzeville-au-Plain
Coordinates: 49°25′53″N 1°17′06″W / 49.4314°N 1.285°W / 49.4314; -1.285
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementCherbourg
CantonCarentan
CommuneSainte-Mère-Église
Area
1
2.04 km2 (0.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
47
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
50480
Elevation14–41 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.[2]

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.[3][4]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
179378—    
180076−2.6%
180680+5.3%
1821102+27.5%
1831108+5.9%
1836120+11.1%
1841102−15.0%
1846107+4.9%
185181−24.3%
185697+19.8%
1861100+3.1%
1866100+0.0%
187286−14.0%
187684−2.3%
188159−29.8%
188670+18.6%
189186+22.9%
189678−9.3%
YearPop.±%
190178+0.0%
190688+12.8%
191174−15.9%
192192+24.3%
192688−4.3%
193174−15.9%
193672−2.7%
194666−8.3%
195462−6.1%
196258−6.5%
196845−22.4%
197540−11.1%
198226−35.0%
199037+42.3%
199946+24.3%
200649+6.5%
200948−2.0%

See also

References

  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.
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