Gorges, Somme

Gorges
Gorges
Commune
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	Coordinates: 50°06′37″N 2°10′43″E / 50.11030°N 2.1786°ECoordinates: 50°06′37″N 2°10′43″E / 50.11030°N 2.1786°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Doullens
Intercommunality	CC Territoire Nord Picardie
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Guy Delattre
Area 1	4.87 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	39
• Density	8.0/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80381 /80370
Elevation	95–147 m (312–482 ft) ; (avg. 135 m or 443 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gorges is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography[]

Gorges is situated on the D933 road, some 20 miles (32 km) east of Abbeville.

Population[]

Historical population of Gorges, Somme
Year	1896	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	126	62	70	53	44	42	47	43
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

World War II[]

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 16 August, the airfield was designated as "A-26", it was used by the 379th Bombardment Group which flew B-26 Marauder medium bombers until early September when the unit moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.^[3]^[4]

References[]

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
^ 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.

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.

[2] "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

[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.

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Gorges, Somme

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Geography[]

Population[]

World War II[]

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Gorges
Commune
The town hall in Gorges
show Location of Gorges Wikimedia \| © OpenStreetMap
Gorges Gorges Show map of FranceShow map of Hauts-de-FranceShow all
Coordinates: 50°06′37″N 2°10′43″E / 50.11030°N 2.1786°E / 50.11030; 2.1786Coordinates: 50°06′37″N 2°10′43″E / 50.11030°N 2.1786°E / 50.11030; 2.1786
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Doullens
Intercommunality	CC Territoire Nord Picardie
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Guy Delattre^[1]
Area ¹	4.87 km² (1.88 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)^[2]	39
• Density	8.0/km² (21/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80381 /80370
Elevation	95–147 m (312–482 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.