Gorges, Somme

Gorges
Gorges
Commune
	The town hall in Gorges
	Location of Gorges
	Gorges Gorges
	Coordinates: 50°06′37″N 2°10′43″E / 50.11030°N 2.1786°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Doullens
Intercommunality	CC Territoire Nord Picardie
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Guy Delattre
Area 1	4.87 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population (2021)	38
• Density	7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80381 /80370
Elevation	95–147 m (312–482 ft) ; (avg. 135 m or 443 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gorges (French pronunciation: [ɡɔʁʒ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Gorges is situated on the D933 road, some 20 miles (32 km) east of Abbeville.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1836	200	—
1896	126	−0.77%
1962	62	−1.07%
1968	70	+2.04%
1975	53	−3.90%
1982	44	−2.62%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	42	−0.58%
1999	47	+1.26%
2007	43	−1.11%
2012	42	−0.47%
2017	40	−0.97%

Source: EHESS^[3] and INSEE (1968–2017)^[4]

World War II

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 16 August, the airfield was designated as "A-26", it was used by the 379th Bombardment Group which flew B-26 Marauder medium bombers until early September when the unit moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.^[5]^[6]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Gorges, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ 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.
^ 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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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[ehess-3] Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Gorges, EHESS (in French).

[pophist-4] Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

[5] 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.

[6] 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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Gorges, Somme

Geography

Population

World War II

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References