Beuzeville-la-Bastille

For other uses, see Bastille (disambiguation).
Beuzeville-la-Bastille

The church of Saint-Vincent
Beuzeville-la-Bastille

Coordinates: 49°21′24″N 1°22′21″W / 49.35680°N 1.3725°W / 49.35680; -1.3725Coordinates: 49°21′24″N 1°22′21″W / 49.35680°N 1.3725°W / 49.35680; -1.3725
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Manche
Arrondissement Cherbourg-Octeville
Canton Sainte-Mère-Église
Intercommunality Canton de Sainte-Mère-Église
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Carles Dupont
Area1 4.34 km2 (1.68 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 148
 • Density 34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 50052 / 50360
Elevation 2–37 m (6.6–121.4 ft)
(avg. 10 m or 33 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Beuzeville-la-Bastille is a commune in the Manche department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.

World War II

After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in early June 1944, engineers of the Ninth Air Force IX Engineering Command began construction of a combat Advanced Landing Ground to the south of the town. Declared operational on 15 June, the airfield was designated as "A-6", it was initially used by the 371st Fighter Group which flew P-47 Thunderbolts until mid-September when the unit moved into Central France. Along with the 371st, the 367th Fighter Group flew P-38 Lightnings from the airfield. It was used until mid-September when it was closed.[1][2]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793282—    
1800294+4.3%
1806344+17.0%
1821379+10.2%
1831352−7.1%
1836353+0.3%
1841343−2.8%
1846367+7.0%
1851346−5.7%
1856325−6.1%
1861319−1.8%
1866293−8.2%
1872301+2.7%
1876334+11.0%
1881360+7.8%
1886356−1.1%
1891354−0.6%
1896347−2.0%
1901290−16.4%
1906301+3.8%
1911270−10.3%
1921207−23.3%
1926207+0.0%
1931173−16.4%
1936182+5.2%
1946186+2.2%
1954228+22.6%
1962206−9.6%
1968243+18.0%
1975225−7.4%
1982166−26.2%
1990166+0.0%
1999161−3.0%
2007149−7.5%
2009148−0.7%

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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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