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Tour-en-Bessin
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Tour-en-Bessin
Total population
684
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Tour-en-Bessin is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
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History
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 28 July, the airfield was designated as "A-13", it was used by several fighter and bomber units until mid-September. Afterward, the airfield was used for resupply and casualty transport. It was closed in early December.
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Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
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Wildlife & biodiversity
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Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 14700
- Department
- 14
- Region
- 28
- Population (Wikidata)
- 692
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr