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.jpg) Church ofSaint Denis | |
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| Coordinates:49°34′11″N2°25′21″E / 49.5697°N 2.4225°E /49.5697; 2.4225 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Oise |
| Arrondissement | Clermont |
| Canton | Saint-Just-en-Chaussée |
| Intercommunality | Plateau Picard |
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| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Olivier De Beule[1] |
Area 1 | 8.56 km2 (3.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 356 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 60268 /60120 |
| Elevation | 104–144 m (341–472 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Gannes (French pronunciation:[ɡan]) is acommune in theOisedepartment in northernFrance. It is around 35 km south ofAmiens and 80 km north ofParis.
It was the site of an air crash in theSecond World War. In the early hours of 18 June 1944,Avro Lancaster HK559 of 115 SquadronRAF was shot down near the station on the eastern edge of Gannes, killing all seven crew, who were buried in the village cemetery. On 21 June 2009, just after the 65th anniversary of the event, a permanent memorial stone was unveiled near the site of the crash.
The rail stationGare de Gannes is located in Gannes.
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