commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Orne
Orne (; nrf, Ôrne or ) is a département in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne. It had a population of 279,942 in 2019.department 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
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IX Engineering Command began construction of a combat Advanced Landing Ground outside of the town. Declared operational on 3 September, the airfield was designated as " A-45", it was used by several combat units until November when the units moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.
Points of interest
National heritage sites
*Domaine de Lonrai, the estate was created in the seventeenth centaury, it was registered as a Monument historique in 1999. The stud farm was built in 1863 by Armand Donon. The grounds also cover the neighbouring commune of Colombiers
Notable People
* Jacques II de Goyon - (1525-1598) a governor and Marshal of France was born here.