Peray

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Peray
Commune
Eglise Saint Jouin de Peray.jpg
The church of Saint Jouin, in Peray
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Coat of arms
Location of Peray
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Peray
Coordinates: 48°14′55″N0°21′52″E / 48.2485°N 0.3644°E / 48.2485; 0.3644
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Sarthe
Arrondissement Mamers
Canton Mamers
Intercommunality Maine Saosnois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Luc Godimus [1]
Area
1
2.45 km2 (0.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
67
 • Density27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Peréen, Peréenne
Perayen, Perayenne
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
72233 /72260
Elevation62–96 m (203–315 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

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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 2 September, the airfield was designated as "A-44", it was used by several combat units until November 1944 when the units moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed. [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). 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.
  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.


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