Perthes, Haute-Marne

Perthes
Commune
The church in Perthes
Location of Perthes
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Coordinates: 48°39′25″N 4°49′22″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Haute-Marne
Arrondissement	Saint-Dizier
Canton	Saint-Dizier-1
Intercommunality	CA Grand Saint-Dizier, Der et Vallées
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie-Claude Saget-Thyes[1]
Area ^1	13.08 km^2 (5.05 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	517
• Density	40/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	52386 /52100
Elevation	121–134 m (397–440 ft) (avg. 128 m or 420 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Perthes (French pronunciation: [pɛʁt] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.

World War II

After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in September 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 9 September, the airfield was designated as "A-65", it was used by several combat units until October when the units moved forward with the advancing Allies. Afterward, the airfield was closed.[3][4]

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Marne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
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.