Miserey

Coordinates: 49°01′19″N 1°16′16″E / 49.0219°N 1.2711°E / 49.0219; 1.2711
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Miserey
The church in Miserey
The church in Miserey
Location of Miserey
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Miserey is located in France
Miserey
Miserey
Miserey is located in Normandy
Miserey
Miserey
Coordinates: 49°01′19″N 1°16′16″E / 49.0219°N 1.2711°E / 49.0219; 1.2711
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentEure
ArrondissementÉvreux
CantonÉvreux-3
IntercommunalityCA Évreux Portes de Normandie
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Hervé Gilles[1]
Area
1
8.11 km2 (3.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
616
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
27410 /27930
Elevation122–139 m (400–456 ft)
(avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Miserey (French pronunciation: [mizʁɛ]) is a commune in the Eure department in the Normandy region in Northern France.

History

On 23 August 1944, the first Recon Platoon of the 823rd Tank Destroyer Bn., 30th Infantry Division was ordered to recon the village of Miserey, 8 km (5 mi) east of Évreux. Proceeding, the platoon found the town occupied by the German Army. A small-scale battle ensued, ending with 20 enemy KIA and 40 POWs. The Battalion Command Post (CP) was established in a small château there at 3:30 p.m.[3]

The first Recon Platoon claims credit for the liberation of Miserey. The village has a monument to Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson and Larry Newman, the pioneering balloonists who flew the Double Eagle II across the Atlantic Ocean from Presque Isle, Maine, United States, landing in Miserey on the 17 August 1978.

In popular culture

Miserey is portrayed in the 2017 thriller ministries La Mante as Damien Carrot's childhood hometown.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 302—    
1975 357+2.42%
1982 431+2.73%
1990 448+0.48%
1999 473+0.61%
2009 530+1.14%
2014 605+2.68%
2020 634+0.78%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Raney, TL handwritten notes pertaining to personal experience in WWII as platoon leader of 1st Recon Platoon, 823rd TDbn.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE