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Picauville (French pronunciation: [pikovil]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, the former communes of Amfreville, Cretteville, Gourbesville, Houtteville and Vindefontaine were merged into Picauville.[2] On 1 January 2017, the former commune of Les Moitiers-en-Bauptois was merged into Picauville.[3] The inhabitants are called Picauvillais. Picauville also has a 17th century castle, classified as a historical landmark by the French government, called the Isle-Marie Castle. Parts of the structure date to the 11th century.

Picauville
Commune
The church of Saint-Candide
Location of Picauville
Picauville
Picauville
Coordinates: 49°22′46″N 1°24′01″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementCherbourg
CantonCarentan-les-Marais
IntercommunalityBaie du Cotentin
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Marie-Hélène Perrotte
Area
1
64.89 km2 (25.05 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
3,263
  Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50400 /50360
Elevation2–30 m (6.6–98.4 ft)
(avg. 26 m or 85 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Heraldry


Arms of Picauville
Arms of Picauville
The arms of Picauville are blazoned :
Or, a crown of thorns sable between 3 mallets vert, and on a chief gules a leopard Or.




World War II


Picauville was one of the first towns liberated by Allied forces following the Normandy landings in early June 1944; German General Wilhelm Falley was killed there by an American paratrooper shortly after the invasion began. Engineers of the Ninth Air Force IX Engineering Command began construction of a combat Advanced Landing Ground to the northwest of the town. Declared operational on 26 June, the airfield was designated as "A-8", it was used by the 405th Fighter Group which flew P-47 Thunderbolts until mid-September when the unit moved to St. Dizier, near Nancy.[4] Afterward, the airfield was closed.[5][6] A cairn marking the location of the airfield is on the east side of the D69, 2.3 km outside of Picauville on the way to Gourbesville (49°23'34.19"N, 1°25'07.69"E).[7]


See also



References


  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  2. Arrêté préfectoral 23 December 2015 (in French)
  3. Arrêté préfectoral 4 July 2016 (in French)
  4. Nolte, Reginald G. Thunder Monsters Over Europe: A History of the 405th Fighter Group in World War II, Sunflower University Press, 1986, ISBN 0-89745-075-2.
  5. Johnson, David C. U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO), D-Day to V-E Day; Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, 1988.
  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.
  7. http://www.normandie44lamemoire.com/versionanglaise/fichesvillesus/picauvilleus2.html Archived 2010-11-28 at the Wayback Machine retrieved January 18, 2010, and Google Earth.




На других языках


[de] Picauville

Picauville ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 3.263 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) im Département Manche in der Region Normandie. Sie gehört zum Arrondissement Cherbourg und zum Kanton Carentan-les-Marais.
- [en] Picauville

[ru] Пиковиль

Пиковиль (фр. Picauville) — коммуна на северо-западе Франции, находится в регионе Нормандия, департамент Манш, округ Шербур, кантон Карантан-ле-Маре. Расположена в 39 км к юго-востоку от Шербур-ан-Котантена и в 51 км к северо-западу от Сен-Ло, в 7 км от автомагистрали N13.



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