Lonrai
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Lonrai
|commune status = Commune
|image = Lonrai - Église Saint-Cyr - 1.jpg
|caption = The church in Lonrai
|arrondissement = Alençon
|canton = Damigny
|INSEE = 61234
|postal code = 61250
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CU Alençon
|coordinates = {{coord|48.4601|0.0395|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 160
|elevation min m = 141
|elevation max m = 167
|area km2 = 6.14
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Lonrai ({{IPA|fr|lɔ̃ʁɛ|-|Fr-Paris--Lonrai.ogg}}) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
World War II
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 3 September, the airfield was designated as "A-45", it was used by several combat units until November when the units 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}}.
Points of interest
=National heritage sites=
- Domaine de Lonrai, the estate was created in the seventeenth century, it was registered as a Monument historique in 1999.{{Cite web|url=https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa61000020/lonrai-domaine-de-lonrai-egalement-sur-commune-de-colombiers|title=Domaine de Lonrai (également sur commune de Colombiers) à Lonrai - PA61000020|website=monumentum.fr}} The stud farm was built in 1863 by Armand Donon. The grounds also cover the neighbouring commune of Colombiers{{Cite web|url=https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa61000019/colombiers-domaine-de-lonrai|title=Domaine de Lonrai à Colombiers - PA61000019|website=monumentum.fr}}
Notable People
- Jacques II de Goyon - (1525-1598) a governor and Marshal of France was born here.{{Cite web|url=https://www.traces-ecrites.com/auteurs/jacques-ii-de-goyon-comte-de-matignon/|title=Jacques II de Goyon, comte de Matignon – Traces Écrites : lettres autographes, manuscrits anciens et archives du moyen-âge à nos jours.}}
See also
References
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Category:Monuments historiques of Orne
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