Peray

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Peray
Commune
The church of Saint Jouin, in Peray
The church of Saint Jouin, in Peray
Location of Peray
Peray is located in France
Peray
Peray
Coordinates: 48°14′55″N 0°21′52″E / 48.2485°N 0.3644°E / 48.2485; 0.3644Coordinates: 48°14′55″N 0°21′52″E / 48.2485°N 0.3644°E / 48.2485; 0.3644
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentSarthe
ArrondissementMamers
CantonMamers
IntercommunalityMaine Saosnois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Luc Godimus
Area
1
2.45 km2 (0.95 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
61
 • Density25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Peréen, Peréenne
Perayen, Perayenne
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
72233 /72260
Elevation62–96 m (203–315 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Peray (French pronunciation: ​[pəʁɛ]) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.

World War II[]

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 2 September, the airfield was designated as "A-44", it was used by several combat units until November 1944 when the units moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.[2][3]

See also[]

  • Communes of the Sarthe department

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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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