Dommartin-Lettrée

Dommartin-Lettrée is a village and commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France some 22 kilometres south of Châlons-en-Champagne and some 22 kilometres west of Vitry-le-François. The church is to be found in a central position in the village and the Commonwealth war graves of five airmen of the Royal Air Force and two of the Royal Canadian Air Force lie in the churchyard immediately behind the church.

Dommartin-Lettrée
Location of Dommartin-Lettrée
Dommartin-Lettrée
Dommartin-Lettrée
Coordinates: 48°46′02″N 4°17′58″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMarne
ArrondissementChâlons-en-Champagne
CantonChâlons-en-Champagne-3
IntercommunalityCA Châlons-en-Champagne
Government
  Mayor (20082014) James Seurat
Area
1
32.67 km2 (12.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
153
  Density4.7/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
51212 /51320
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The seven serviceman were killed when their Lancaster bomber (Lancaster III serial JB741 code: AR-J) was shot down near the village by enemy fire on May 4, 1944 before completing their mission.

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  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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