Brucheville

Brucheville
The church of Saint-Hilaire
Brucheville
Location within Normandy region  Brucheville
Coordinates: 49°22′25″N 1°12′18″W / 49.3736°N 1.20500°W / 49.3736; -1.20500Coordinates: 49°22′25″N 1°12′18″W / 49.3736°N 1.20500°W / 49.3736; -1.20500
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Cherbourg
Canton	Carentan
Intercommunality	Sainte-Mère-Église
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	André Touraine
Area1	13.33 km2 (5.15 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	145
• Density	11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	50089 /50480
Elevation	0–21 m (0–69 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Brucheville is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France.

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 2 August, the airfield was designated as "A-16", it was used by the 36th Fighter Group which flew P-47 Thunderbolts until late August when the unit moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.