Miserey
Miserey | |
|---|---|
 The church in Miserey | |
Location of Miserey  | |
  Miserey  Miserey | |
| Coordinates:49°01′19″N1°16′16″E/ 49.0219°N 1.2711°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Eure |
| Arrondissement | Évreux |
| Canton | Évreux-3 |
| Intercommunality | CA Évreux Portes de Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Hervé Gilles[1] |
Area 1 | 8.11 km2(3.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 616 |
| • Density | 76/km2(200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 27410/27930 |
| Elevation | 122–139 m (400–456 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft) |
| 1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Miserey(French pronunciation:[mizʁɛ]) is acommunein theEuredepartmentin theNormandyregionin NorthernFrance.
History
[edit]On 23 August 1944, the first Recon Platoon of the 823rd Tank Destroyer Bn., 30th Infantry Division was ordered to recon the village of Miserey, 8 km (5 mi) east ofÉvreux.Proceeding, the platoon found the town occupied by the German Army. A small-scale battle ensued, ending with 20 enemy KIA and 40 POWs. The Battalion Command Post (CP) was established in a smallchâteauthere at 3:30 p.m.[3]
The first Recon Platoon claims credit for the liberation of Miserey. The village has a monument toBen Abruzzo,Maxie AndersonandLarry Newman,the pioneering balloonists who flew theDouble Eagle IIacross the Atlantic Ocean fromPresque Isle, Maine,United States, landing in Miserey on the 17 August 1978.
In popular culture
[edit]Miserey is portrayed in the 2017 thriller ministriesLa Manteas Damien Carrot's childhood hometown.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 302 | — |
| 1975 | 357 | +2.42% |
| 1982 | 431 | +2.73% |
| 1990 | 448 | +0.48% |
| 1999 | 473 | +0.61% |
| 2009 | 530 | +1.14% |
| 2014 | 605 | +2.68% |
| 2020 | 634 | +0.78% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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.
- ^Raney, TL handwritten notes pertaining to personal experience in WWII as platoon leader of 1st Recon Platoon, 823rd TDbn.
- ^Population en historique depuis 1968,INSEE
