Lonrai

Lonrai is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Lonrai
Commune
The church in Lonrai
Location of Lonrai
Lonrai Lonrai
Coordinates: 48°27′36″N 0°02′22″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Alençon
Canton	Damigny
Intercommunality	CU Alençon
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Hervé Quérel
Area ^1	6.14 km^2 (2.37 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,134
• Density	180/km^2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61234 /61250
Elevation	141–167 m (463–548 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 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 August 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 3 September, the airfield was designated as "A-45", it was used by several combat units until November when the units moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.[2][3]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. 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.
3. Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.