Beuzeville-au-Plain

Beuzeville-au-Plain 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]

Beuzeville-au-Plain
Part of Sainte-Mère-Église
The church of Saint-Brice
Location of Beuzeville-au-Plain
Beuzeville-au-Plain
Beuzeville-au-Plain
Coordinates: 49°25′53″N 1°17′06″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementCherbourg
CantonCarentan
CommuneSainte-Mère-Église
Area
1
2.04 km2 (0.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[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.

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%
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 2017, 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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