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
Commune
The chapel of Saint Julien, in Saint Marceau
Location of Saint-Marceau
Saint-Marceau Show map of France Saint-Marceau Show map of Pays de la Loire
Coordinates: 48°10′47″N 0°07′41″E
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Sarthe
Arrondissement	Mamers
Canton	Sillé-le-Guillaume
Intercommunality	Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Dominique Boulard
Area ^1	8.91 km^2 (3.44 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	560
• Density	63/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Marcelin, Marceline
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	72297 /72170
Elevation	52–107 m (171–351 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (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

• Communes of the Sarthe department

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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