Saint-Pierre-la-Vieille
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Saint-Pierre-la-Vieille | |
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Part of Condé-en-Normandie | |
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Location of Saint-Pierre-la-Vieille  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°55′08″N 0°34′34″W / 48.9189°N 0.5762°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Vire |
| Canton | Condé-en-Normandie |
| Commune | Condé-en-Normandie |
Area 1 | 12.43 km2 (4.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 329 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (69/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 14770 |
| Elevation | 117–252 m (384–827 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Pierre-la-Vieille (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ la vjɛj] ⓘ) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Condé-en-Normandie.[2]
The former commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[3]
History
[edit]World War II
[edit]After the liberation of the area by troops of the British 50th infantry division 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 14 August, the airfield was designated as "A-19", it was used by the 370th Fighter Group which flew P-38 Lightnings until early September when the unit moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.[4][5]
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 396 | — |
| 1968 | 350 | −11.6% |
| 1975 | 327 | −6.6% |
| 1982 | 385 | +17.7% |
| 1990 | 351 | −8.8% |
| 1999 | 347 | −1.1% |
| 2008 | 359 | +3.5% |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 1 December 2015 (in French)
- ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
- ^ 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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