Saint-Marceau, Sarthe

Saint-Marceau is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.

Saint-Marceau
The chapel of Saint Julien, in Saint Marceau
Location of Saint-Marceau
Saint-Marceau
Saint-Marceau
Coordinates: 48°10′47″N 0°07′41″E
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentSarthe
ArrondissementMamers
CantonSillé-le-Guillaume
IntercommunalityHaute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Dominique Boulard
Area
1
8.91 km2 (3.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
560
  Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Marcelin, Marceline
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
72297 /72170
Elevation52–107 m (171–351 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 August 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 31 August, the airfield was designated as "A-43". It was used by several combat units until November 1944 when the units moved to Central France and the airfield was closed.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. 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.


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