Gorges, Somme

Gorges is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Gorges
Commune
The town hall in Gorges
Location of Gorges
Gorges
Gorges
Coordinates: 50°06′37″N 2°10′43″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAmiens
CantonDoullens
IntercommunalityCC Territoire Nord Picardie
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Guy Delattre
Area
1
4.87 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
40
 • Density8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80381 /80370
Elevation95–147 m (312–482 ft)
(avg. 135 m or 443 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Gorges is situated on the D933 road, some 20 miles (32 km) east of Abbeville.

Population
Historical population of Gorges, Somme
Year18961962196819751982199019992006
Population12662705344424743
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

World War II

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 16 August, the airfield was designated as "A-26", it was used by the 379th Bombardment Group which flew B-26 Marauder medium bombers until early September when the unit moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.[2][3]

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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.
  3. 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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