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Lonrai (French pronunciation: [lɔ̃ʁɛ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Key Information
World War II
[edit]After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in August 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 3 September, the airfield was designated as "A-45", it was used by several combat units until November when the units moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.[3][4]
Points of interest
[edit]National heritage sites
[edit]- Domaine de Lonrai, the estate was created in the seventeenth century, it was registered as a Monument historique in 1999.[5] The stud farm was built in 1863 by Armand Donon.[5] The grounds also cover the neighbouring commune of Colombiers[6]
Notable people
[edit]- Jacques II de Goyon - (1525-1598) a governor and Marshal of France was born here.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
- ^ a b "Domaine de Lonrai (également sur commune de Colombiers) à Lonrai - PA61000020". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Domaine de Lonrai à Colombiers - PA61000019". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Jacques II de Goyon, comte de Matignon – Traces Écrites : lettres autographes, manuscrits anciens et archives du moyen-âge à nos jours".
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