Saint-Marceau (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁso]) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.
Saint-Marceau | |
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 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 / 48.1797°N 0.1281°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | Mamers |
| Canton | Sillé-le-Guillaume |
| Intercommunality | Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Agnès Dubois-Schmitt[1] |
Area 1 | 8.91 km2 (3.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 538 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
World War II
editAfter 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.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ 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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