Montreuil, Eure-et-Loir

Montreuil is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.

Montreuil
Location of Montreuil
Montreuil
Montreuil
Coordinates: 48°46′38″N 1°22′03″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentEure-et-Loir
ArrondissementDreux
CantonAnet
IntercommunalityVillages du Drouais
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Denis Chéron
Area
1
6.21 km2 (2.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
508
  Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
28267 /28500
Elevation68–135 m (223–443 ft)
(avg. 78 m or 256 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 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 4 September, the airfield was designated as "A-38", it was used by the 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Group which flew photo-recon aircraft from the airfield until early October when the unit moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.[2][3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962242    
1968250+3.3%
1975255+2.0%
1982513+101.2%
1990513+0.0%
1999490−4.5%
2008512+4.5%
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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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