Montreuil, Eure-et-Loir
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Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Montreuil
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| Coordinates: 48°46′38″N 1°22′03″E / 48.7773°N 1.3676°ECoordinates: 48°46′38″N 1°22′03″E / 48.7773°N 1.3676°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir |
| Arrondissement | Dreux |
| Canton | Dreux-Ouest |
| Intercommunality | Villages du Drouais |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Denis Chéron |
| Area1 | 6.21 km2 (2.40 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 512 |
| • Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 28267 /28500 |
| Elevation | 68–135 m (223–443 ft) (avg. 78 m or 256 ft) |
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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. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Montreuil is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern 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 4 September, the airfield was designated as "A-38", it was used by the 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Group which flew photo-recon aircraft from the airfield until early October when the unit moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.
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