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Saint-Pierre-la-Vieille

Coordinates: 48°55′08″N 0°34′34″W / 48.9189°N 0.5762°W / 48.9189; -0.5762
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Saint-Pierre-la-Vieille
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Saint-Pierre-la-Vieille is located in France
Saint-Pierre-la-Vieille
Saint-Pierre-la-Vieille
Saint-Pierre-la-Vieille is located in Normandy
Saint-Pierre-la-Vieille
Saint-Pierre-la-Vieille
Coordinates: 48°55′08″N 0°34′34″W / 48.9189°N 0.5762°W / 48.9189; -0.5762
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementVire
CantonCondé-en-Normandie
CommuneCondé-en-Normandie
Area
1
12.43 km2 (4.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
329
 • Density26/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
14770
Elevation117–252 m (384–827 ft)
(avg. 250 m or 820 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Pierre-la-Vieille (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ la vjɛj] ) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Condé-en-Normandie.[2]

The former commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[3]

History

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World War II

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After the liberation of the area by troops of the British 50th infantry division in 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 14 August, the airfield was designated as "A-19", it was used by the 370th Fighter Group which flew P-38 Lightnings until early September when the unit moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.[4][5]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962396—    
1968350−11.6%
1975327−6.6%
1982385+17.7%
1990351−8.8%
1999347−1.1%
2008359+3.5%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 1 December 2015 (in French)
  3. ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.