Gorges, Somme
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Gorges
|commune status = Commune
|image = Gorges (3).JPG
|caption = The town hall in Gorges
|arrondissement = Amiens
|canton = Doullens
|INSEE = 80381
|postal code = 80370
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CC Territoire Nord Picardie
|coordinates = {{coord|50.11030|2.1786|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 135
|elevation min m = 95
|elevation max m = 147
|area km2 = 4.87
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Gorges ({{IPA|fr|ɡɔʁʒ|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-T. Le Berre-gorges.wav}}) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Gorges is situated on the D933 road, some {{Convert|20|mi|km|0}} east of Abbeville.
Population
{{Historical populations
|align = none
|cols = 2
|percentages = pagr
|source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|15740|Gorges}} and INSEE (1968–2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-80381#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|1836 |200
|1896 |126
|1962 |62
|1968 |70
|1975 |53
|1982 |44
|1990 |42
|1999 |47
|2007 |43
|2012 |42
|2017 |40
}}
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.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}}.
See also
References
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{{Somme communes}}
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Category:Communes of Somme (department)
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