Saint-Marceau, Sarthe

Saint-Marceau
The chapel of Saint Julien, in Saint Marceau
The chapel of Saint Julien, in Saint Marceau
Location of Saint-Marceau
Saint-Marceau is located in France
Saint-Marceau
Saint-Marceau
Saint-Marceau is located in Pays de la Loire
Saint-Marceau
Saint-Marceau
Coordinates: 48°10′47″N 0°07′41″E / 48.1797°N 0.1281°E / 48.1797; 0.1281
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentSarthe
ArrondissementMamers
CantonSillé-le-Guillaume
IntercommunalityHaute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Agnès Dubois-Schmitt[1]
Area
1
8.91 km2 (3.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
538
 • Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Marcelin, Marceline
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
72297 /72170
Elevation52–107 m (171–351 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Marceau (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁso]) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.

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 31 August, the airfield was designated as "A-43". It was used by several combat units until November 1944 when the units moved to Central France and the airfield was closed.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  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.
    - 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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