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Cardonville

Cardonville
The church in Cardonville
The church in Cardonville
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Location of Cardonville
Cardonville is located in France
Cardonville
Cardonville
Cardonville is located in Normandy
Cardonville
Cardonville
Coordinates: 49°20′42″N 1°03′52″W / 49.3451°N 1.0644°W / 49.3451; -1.0644
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementBayeux
CantonTrévières
IntercommunalityCC Isigny-Omaha Intercom
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Noémi Hebert[1]
Area
1
3.29 km2 (1.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
90
  Density27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14136 /14230
Elevation13–38 m (43–125 ft)
(avg. 25 m or 82 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cardonville (French pronunciation: [kaʁdɔ̃vil] ) is a commune in the Calvados department and Normandy region of north-western France.

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 outside of the town. Declared operational on 14 June, the airfield was designated as "A-3", it was used by the 368th Fighter Group which flew P-47 Thunderbolts until the end of August when the unit moved into Central France. Along with the 368th, the 370th Fighter Group flew P-38 Lightnings from the airfield until mid-August. With the combat units moved out, the airfield was closed.[3][4]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 82    
1975 79−0.53%
1982 66−2.54%
1990 62−0.78%
1999 78+2.58%
2007 103+3.54%
2012 103+0.00%
2017 112+1.69%
2023 90−3.58%
Source: INSEE[5]

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 de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  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.
  5. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE