Cardonville
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Cardonville | |
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Coordinates: 49°20′42″N 1°03′52″W / 49.3451°N 1.0644°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Calvados |
Arrondissement | Bayeux |
Canton | Trévières |
Intercommunality | CC Isigny-Omaha Intercom |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Noémi Hebert[1] |
Area 1 | 3.29 km2 (1.27 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 93 |
• Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 14136 /14230 |
Elevation | 13–38 m (43–125 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Cardonville (French pronunciation: [kaʁdɔ̃vil] ) is a commune in the Calvados department and Normandy region of north-western France.
History
[edit]World War II
[edit]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 outside of the town. Declared operational on 14 June, the airfield was designated as "A-3", it was used by the 368th Fighter Group which flew P-47 Thunderbolts until the end of August when the unit moved into Central France. Along with the 368th, the 370th Fighter Group flew P-38 Lightnings from the airfield until mid-August. With the combat units moved out, the airfield was closed.[3][4]
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 84 | — |
1968 | 82 | −2.4% |
1975 | 79 | −3.7% |
1982 | 66 | −16.5% |
1990 | 62 | −6.1% |
1999 | 78 | +25.8% |
2005 | 98 | +25.6% |
2014 | 100 | +2.0% |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "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.