Deux-Jumeaux (French pronunciation: [dø ʒymo] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Deux-Jumeaux
The abbey of Deux-Jumeaux
The abbey of Deux-Jumeaux
Location of Deux-Jumeaux
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Deux-Jumeaux is located in France
Deux-Jumeaux
Deux-Jumeaux
Deux-Jumeaux is located in Normandy
Deux-Jumeaux
Deux-Jumeaux
Coordinates: 49°20′55″N 0°57′45″W / 49.3487°N 0.9626°W / 49.3487; -0.9626
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementBayeux
CantonTrévières
IntercommunalityCC Isigny-Omaha Intercom
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marine Voisin[1]
Area
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4.07 km2 (1.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
52
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14224 /14230
Elevation8–47 m (26–154 ft)
(avg. 48 m or 157 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

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World War II

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After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in early June 1944, engineers of the Ninth Air Force IX Engineering Command began construction of a combat Advanced Landing Ground to the northeast of the town. Declared operational on 30 June, the airfield was designated as "A-4", it was used by the 48th Fighter Group which flew P-47 Thunderbolts until the end of August when the unit moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.[3][4]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962152—    
1968138−9.2%
1975102−26.1%
1982101−1.0%
199078−22.8%
199969−11.5%
200877+11.6%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Johnson, David C. (1988), U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO), D-Day to V-E Day; Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
  4. ^ Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.