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Lignerolles, Eure

Coordinates: 48°50′51″N 1°16′27″E / 48.84760°N 1.2743°E / 48.84760; 1.2743
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Lignerolles
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Lignerolles is located in France
Lignerolles
Lignerolles
Lignerolles is located in Normandy
Lignerolles
Lignerolles
Coordinates: 48°50′51″N 1°16′27″E / 48.84760°N 1.2743°E / 48.84760; 1.2743
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentEure
ArrondissementÉvreux
CantonSaint-André-de-l'Eure
IntercommunalityÉvreux Portes de Normandie
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Didier Schaller[1]
Area
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6.22 km2 (2.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
349
 • Density56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Lignerollais, Lignerollaises
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
27368 /27220
Elevation132–146 m (433–479 ft)
(avg. 139 m or 456 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lignerolles (French pronunciation: [liɲʁɔl] ) is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy 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 18 July, the airfield was designated as "A-12", it was used by several fighter groups which flew P-47 Thunderbolts until late August. Afterward, the airfield was used for resupply and casualty transport. It was closed in early November.[3][4]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 195—    
1975 174−1.61%
1982 184+0.80%
1990 228+2.72%
1999 255+1.25%
2007 285+1.40%
2012 286+0.07%
2017 327+2.72%
2019 335+1.22%
2020 342+2.09%
Source: INSEE[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.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE