Les Ormes, Yonne

Les Ormes
Commune
The town hall in Les Ormes
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 47°51′00″N 3°16′02″E / 47.85000°N 3.2672°E / 47.85000; 3.2672Coordinates: 47°51′00″N 3°16′02″E / 47.85000°N 3.2672°E / 47.85000; 3.2672
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Yonne
Arrondissement	Auxerre
Canton	Charny
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Danielle Maillard
Area 1	8.55 km2 (3.30 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	356
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	89281 /89110
Elevation	165–238 m (541–781 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Les Ormes (French pronunciation: [le.z‿ɔʁm] (listen)) is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.

History[]

During World War II, the Yonne region fell under German occupation after the Battle of France in 1940. The area would again see fighting in August of 1944 during Operation Houndsworth, in which local Maquis resistance fighters and British commandos from the Special Air Service were tasked with harassing German troops behind the frontlines.

On August 23rd, 1944, a detachment of commandos from C Squadron, 1st Special Air Service (led by Captain Derrick Harrison) stumbled upon a Waffen-SS unit preparing to execute local civilians in Les Ormes' town square. The two SAS jeeps opened fire on the Germans, and a brief firefight ensued before the commandos made their escape. Harrison estimated atleast 50 German soldiers wounded or killed in action. One commando, Lance Corporal James 'Curly' Hall, was killed.

See also[]

• Communes of the Yonne department

References[]

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