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Gorges (French pronunciation: [ɡɔʁʒ] (listen)) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Gorges
Commune
The town hall in Gorges
Location of Gorges
Gorges
Gorges
Coordinates: 50°06′37″N 2°10′43″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAmiens
CantonDoullens
IntercommunalityCC Territoire Nord Picardie
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Guy Delattre[1]
Area
1
4.87 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
38
  Density7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80381 /80370
Elevation95–147 m (312–482 ft)
(avg. 135 m or 443 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography


Gorges is situated on the D933 road, some 20 miles (32 km) east of Abbeville.


Population


Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1836 200    
1896 126−0.77%
1962 62−1.07%
1968 70+2.04%
1975 53−3.90%
1982 44−2.62%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 42−0.58%
1999 47+1.26%
2007 43−1.11%
2012 42−0.47%
2017 40−0.97%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

World War II


After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in 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 16 August, the airfield was designated as "A-26", it was used by the 379th Bombardment Group which flew B-26 Marauder medium bombers until early September when the unit moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.[5][6]


See also



References


  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Gorges, EHESS. (in French)
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. 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.
  6. 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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[de] Gorges (Somme)

Gorges (picardisch: Gorge) ist eine nordfranzösische Gemeinde mit 38 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) im Département Somme in der Region Hauts-de-France. Die Gemeinde liegt im Arrondissement Amiens, in der Communauté de communes du Territoire Nord Picardie und im Kanton Doullens.
- [en] Gorges, Somme



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