Orconte | |
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 The church in Orconte | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Orconte | |
  Orconte  Orconte | |
| Coordinates:48°40′14″N4°44′10″E / 48.6706°N 4.7361°E /48.6706; 4.7361 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Marne |
| Arrondissement | Vitry-le-François |
| Canton | Sermaize-les-Bains |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Mario Hernandez[1] |
Area 1 | 13.65 km2 (5.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 365 |
| • Density | 26.7/km2 (69.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 51417 /51300 |
| Elevation | 119 m (390 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Orconte (French pronunciation:[ɔʁkɔ̃t]) is acommune in theMarnedepartment in north-easternFrance.
CaptainAntoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900- 1944) stayed in the commune during winter 1939, with the Groupe de Grande Reconnaissance 2/33 (Reconnaissance Group II/23). He evokes this period and the farm (opposite the church) where he lived inPilote de guerre, translated into English asFlight to Arras.
In September 1944, theUnited States Army Air Forces established a temporary airfieldAdvanced Landing Ground, known as "A-66" near Orconte. TheNinth Air Force354th Fighter Group flewP-51 Mustangs andP-47 Thunderbolts from the airfield from 15 September until 11 December 1944. The unit moved east with the advancing Allied armies and the airfield was dismantled with the land being returned to agricultural use.[3][4][5]
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