Saint-Marceau | |
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Coordinates: 48°10′47″N 0°07′41″E / 48.1797°N 0.1281°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Sarthe |
Arrondissement | Mamers |
Canton | Sillé-le-Guillaume |
Intercommunality | Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Agnès Dubois-Schmitt [1] |
Area 1 | 8.91 km2 (3.44 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 538 |
• Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Marcelin, Marceline |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
72297 /72170 |
Elevation | 52–107 m (171–351 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Marceau (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁso]) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.
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 31 August, the airfield was designated as " A-43". It was used by several combat units until November 1944 when the units moved to Central France and the airfield was closed. [3]