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Location within Lower Normandy region
Cardonville
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| Country | France |
| Region | Lower Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux |
| Canton | Isigny-sur-Mer |
| Intercommunality | Isigny Grandcamp Intercom |
| Mayor | Chantal Faudemer (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 13–38 m (43–125 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 ft) |
| Land area1 | 3.29 km2 (1.27 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 105 (2008) |
| - Density | 32 /km2 (83 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14136/ 14230 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 49°20′42″N 1°03′52″W / 49.3451°N 1.0644°W
Cardonville is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.
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History[edit]
World War II[edit]
After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in early June 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 14 June, the airfield was designated as "A-3", it was used by the 368th Fighter Group which flew P-47 Thunderbolts until the end of August when the unit moved into Central France. Along with the 368th, the 370th Fighter Group flew P-38 Lightnings from the airfield until mid-August. With the combat units moved out, the airfield was closed.[1][2]
Population[edit]
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 84 | — |
| 1968 | 82 | −2.4% |
| 1975 | 79 | −3.7% |
| 1982 | 66 | −16.5% |
| 1990 | 62 | −6.1% |
| 1999 | 78 | +25.8% |
| 2008 | 105 | +34.6% |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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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