Beuzeville-au-Plain

Beuzeville-au-Plain is a former commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the commune of Sainte-Mère-Église.[2]

Beuzeville-au-Plain
Part of Sainte-Mère-Église
The church of Saint-Brice
Location of Beuzeville-au-Plain
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Coordinates: 49°25′53″N 1°17′06″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Cherbourg
Canton	Carentan
Commune	Sainte-Mère-Église
Area ^1	2.04 km^2 (0.79 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]	47
• Density	23/km^2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	50480
Elevation	14–41 m (46–135 ft) (avg. 27 m or 89 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

World War II

After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in early June 1944, engineers of the Ninth Air Force IX Engineering Command began construction of a combat Advanced Landing Ground to the south of the town. Declared operational on 15 June, the airfield was designated as "A-6", it was initially used by the 371st Fighter Group which flew P-47 Thunderbolts until mid-September when the unit moved into Central France. Along with the 371st, the 367th Fighter Group flew P-38 Lightnings from the airfield. It was used until mid-September when it was closed.[3][4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	78	—
1800	76	−2.6%
1806	80	+5.3%
1821	102	+27.5%
1831	108	+5.9%
1836	120	+11.1%
1841	102	−15.0%
1846	107	+4.9%
1851	81	−24.3%
1856	97	+19.8%
1861	100	+3.1%
1866	100	+0.0%
1872	86	−14.0%
1876	84	−2.3%
1881	59	−29.8%
1886	70	+18.6%
1891	86	+22.9%
1896	78	−9.3%
1901	78	+0.0%
1906	88	+12.8%
1911	74	−15.9%
1921	92	+24.3%
1926	88	−4.3%
1931	74	−15.9%
1936	72	−2.7%
1946	66	−8.3%
1954	62	−6.1%
1962	58	−6.5%
1968	45	−22.4%
1975	40	−11.1%
1982	26	−35.0%
1990	37	+42.3%
1999	46	+24.3%
2006	49	+6.5%
2009	48	−2.0%

See also

• Communes of the Manche department

References

1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
2. Arrêté préfectoral 2 December 2015 (in French)
3. 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.
4. Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.