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Lonrai

Coordinates: 48°27′36″N 0°02′22″E / 48.4601°N 0.0395°E / 48.4601; 0.0395
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Lonrai
The church in Lonrai
The church in Lonrai
Location of Lonrai
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Lonrai is located in France
Lonrai
Lonrai
Lonrai is located in Normandy
Lonrai
Lonrai
Coordinates: 48°27′36″N 0°02′22″E / 48.4601°N 0.0395°E / 48.4601; 0.0395
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementAlençon
CantonDamigny
IntercommunalityCU Alençon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Sylvain Launay[1]
Area
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6.14 km2 (2.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,105
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61234 /61250
Elevation141–167 m (463–548 ft)
(avg. 160 m or 520 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lonrai (French pronunciation: [lɔ̃ʁɛ] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

World War II

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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 3 September, the airfield was designated as "A-45", it was used by several combat units until November when the units moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.[3][4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
  5. ^ a b "Domaine de Lonrai (également sur commune de Colombiers) à Lonrai - PA61000020". monumentum.fr.
  6. ^ "Domaine de Lonrai à Colombiers - PA61000019". monumentum.fr.
  7. ^ "Jacques II de Goyon, comte de Matignon – Traces Écrites : lettres autographes, manuscrits anciens et archives du moyen-âge à nos jours".