Montreuil, Eure-et-Loir
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir |
| Arrondissement | Dreux |
| Canton | Dreux-Ouest |
| Intercommunality | Villages du Drouais |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Denis Chéron |
| Area1 | 6.21 km2 (2.40 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 512 |
| • Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 28267 / 28500 |
| Elevation | 68–135 m (223–443 ft) (avg. 78 m or 256 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Montreuil is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.
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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 4 September, the airfield was designated as "A-38", it was used by the 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Group which flew photo-recon aircraft from the airfield until early October when the unit moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.[1][2]
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 242 | — |
| 1968 | 250 | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 255 | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 513 | +101.2% |
| 1990 | 513 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 490 | −4.5% |
| 2008 | 512 | +4.5% |
See also
References
- ↑ 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. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
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