Azeville | |
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 Azeville bunker | |
 Location of Azeville | |
  Azeville  Azeville | |
| Coordinates:49°27′33″N1°18′48″W / 49.45920°N 1.3134°W /49.45920; -1.3134 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
| Canton | Valognes |
| Intercommunality | Cotentin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Nicolas Poisson[1] |
Area 1 | 3.00 km2 (1.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 77 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (66/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50026 /50310 |
| Elevation | 6–34 m (20–112 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Azeville is acommune in theManchedepartment in theNormandyregion in northwesternFrance.
Some of the first German fortifications built on the French coast were started atAzeville battery in 1941. The Germans installed four First World War 105 mm guns in concrete casements. The guns at the battery fired uponUtah Beach on D-Day (6 June 1944) and the battery fell into American hands on the morning of 9 June 1944. The battery is now a museum.
After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in early June 1944, engineers of theNinth Air Force IX Engineering Command began construction of a combatAdvanced Landing Ground to the south of the town. Declared operational on 24 June, the airfield was designated as "A-7", it was initially used by the365th Fighter Group which flewP-47 Thunderbolts until mid-August when the unit moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was used by the363d Fighter Group withP-51 Mustangs until mid-September when it was closed.[3][4]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 102 | — |
| 1975 | 109 | +0.95% |
| 1982 | 83 | −3.82% |
| 1990 | 73 | −1.59% |
| 1999 | 78 | +0.74% |
| 2007 | 78 | +0.00% |
| 2012 | 87 | +2.21% |
| 2017 | 85 | −0.46% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
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