Lonrai
Lonrai | |
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 The church in Lonrai | |
Location of Lonrai  | |
  Lonrai  Lonrai | |
| Coordinates:48°27′36″N0°02′22″E/ 48.4601°N 0.0395°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Damigny |
| Intercommunality | CU Alençon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Sylvain Launay[1] |
Area 1 | 6.14 km2(2.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,105 |
| • Density | 180/km2(470/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61234/61250 |
| Elevation | 141–167 m (463–548 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft) |
| 1French 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 acommunein theOrnedepartmentin north-westernFrance.
World War II
[edit]After the liberation of the area byAllied Forcesin August 1944, engineers of theNinth Air ForceIX Engineering Command began construction of a combatAdvanced Landing Groundoutside 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]
Points of interest
[edit]National heritage sites
[edit]- Domaine de Lonrai,the estate was created in the seventeenth century, it was registered as aMonument historiquein 1999.[5]The stud farm was built in 1863 byArmand Donon.[5]The grounds also cover the neighbouring commune ofColombiers[6]
Notable People
[edit]- Jacques II de Goyon- (1525-1598) a governor and Marshal of France was born here.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires"(in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^"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.ISBN0-89201-092-4.
- ^ab"Domaine de Lonrai (également sur commune de Colombiers) à Lonrai - PA61000020".monumentum.fr.
- ^"Domaine de Lonrai à Colombiers - PA61000019".monumentum.fr.
- ^"Jacques II de Goyon, comte de Matignon – Traces Écrites: lettres autographes, manuscrits anciens et archives du moyen-âge à nos jours".
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