Lignerolles, Eure

Lignerolles is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France.

Lignerolles
Location of Lignerolles
Lignerolles
Lignerolles
Coordinates: 48°50′51″N 1°16′27″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentEure
ArrondissementÉvreux
CantonSaint-André-de-l'Eure
IntercommunalityÉvreux Portes de Normandie
Government
  Mayor (2019-2020) Didier Schaller
Area
1
6.22 km2 (2.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
327
  Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Lignerollais, Lignerollaises
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
27368 /27220
Elevation132–146 m (433–479 ft)
(avg. 139 m or 456 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

World War II

After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces 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 18 July, the airfield was designated as "A-12", it was used by several fighter groups which flew P-47 Thunderbolts until late August. Afterward, the airfield was used for resupply and casualty transport. It was closed in early November.[1][2]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2006279    
2007285+2.2%
2008285+0.0%
2009285+0.0%
2010286+0.4%
2011287+0.3%
2012286−0.3%
2013293+2.4%
2014304+3.8%
2015314+3.3%
2016325+3.5%
2017327+0.6%

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round [3]

ElectionWinning CandidateParty%
2017 Marine Le Pen FN 62.79
2012 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 67.05
2007 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 67.61
2002 Jacques Chirac RPR 73.37

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.
  3. http://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017/



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