Part of Sainte-Mère-Église in Normandy, France
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 populationYear | | |
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1793 | 78 | — |
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1800 | 76 | −2.6% |
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1806 | 80 | +5.3% |
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1821 | 102 | +27.5% |
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1831 | 108 | +5.9% |
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1836 | 120 | +11.1% |
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1841 | 102 | −15.0% |
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1846 | 107 | +4.9% |
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1851 | 81 | −24.3% |
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1856 | 97 | +19.8% |
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1861 | 100 | +3.1% |
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1866 | 100 | +0.0% |
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1872 | 86 | −14.0% |
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1876 | 84 | −2.3% |
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1881 | 59 | −29.8% |
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1886 | 70 | +18.6% |
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1891 | 86 | +22.9% |
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1896 | 78 | −9.3% |
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| Year | | |
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1901 | 78 | +0.0% |
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1906 | 88 | +12.8% |
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1911 | 74 | −15.9% |
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1921 | 92 | +24.3% |
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1926 | 88 | −4.3% |
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1931 | 74 | −15.9% |
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1936 | 72 | −2.7% |
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1946 | 66 | −8.3% |
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1954 | 62 | −6.1% |
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1962 | 58 | −6.5% |
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1968 | 45 | −22.4% |
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1975 | 40 | −11.1% |
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1982 | 26 | −35.0% |
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1990 | 37 | +42.3% |
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1999 | 46 | +24.3% |
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2006 | 49 | +6.5% |
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2009 | 48 | −2.0% |
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See also
References
- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 2 December 2015 (in French)
- ^ 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.