Picauville
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The church of Saint-Candide
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 Picauville
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Location within Normandy region
Picauville
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| Coordinates: 49°22′46″N 1°24′01″W / 49.3794°N 1.4002°WCoordinates: 49°22′46″N 1°24′01″W / 49.3794°N 1.4002°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Normandy | |
| Department | Manche | |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg | |
| Canton | Bricquebec, Carentan | |
| Intercommunality | Baie du Cotentin | |
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| • Mayor (2016–2020) | Philippe Catherine | |
| Area1 | 64.89 km2 (25.05 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014)2 | 3,371 | |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50400 /50360 | |
| Elevation | 2–30 m (6.6–98.4 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 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.
Picauville 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. On 1 January 2017, the former commune of Les Moitiers-en-Bauptois was merged into Picauville. The inhabitants are called Picauvillais.
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. Afterward, the airfield was closed. 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 (50°44'12.20"N, 1°44'10.18"W).
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