Saint-Pierre-la-Vieille (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ la vjɛj] (listen)) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Condé-en-Normandie.[2]

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Saint-Pierre-la-Vieille
Part of Condé-en-Normandie
Location of Saint-Pierre-la-Vieille
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Coordinates: 48°55′08″N 0°34′34″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Vire
Canton	Condé-en-Normandie
Commune	Condé-en-Normandie
Area 1	12.43 km2 (4.80 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]	329
• Density	26/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	14770
Elevation	117–252 m (384–827 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

World War II

After the liberation of the area by troops of the British 50th infantry division 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 14 August, the airfield was designated as "A-19", it was used by the 370th Fighter Group which flew P-38 Lightnings until early September when the unit moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.[3][4]

Population

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

References

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