Miserey
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{{Hatnote|For the commune in the Doubs department, see Miserey-Salines.}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Miserey
|commune status = Commune
|image = Miserey - Eglise.JPG
|caption = The church in Miserey
|arrondissement = Évreux
|canton = Évreux-3
|INSEE = 27410
|postal code = 27930
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CA Évreux Portes de Normandie
|coordinates = {{coord|49.0219|1.2711|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 150
|elevation min m = 122
|elevation max m = 139
|area km2 = 8.11
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Miserey ({{IPA|fr|mizʁɛ}}) is a commune in the Eure department in the Normandy region in Northern France.
History
On 23 August 1944, the first Recon Platoon of the 823rd Tank Destroyer Bn., 30th Infantry Division was ordered to recon the village of Miserey, 8 km (5 mi) east of Évreux. Proceeding, the platoon found the town occupied by the German Army. A small-scale battle ensued, ending with 20 enemy KIA and 40 POWs. The Battalion Command Post (CP) was established in a small château there at 3:30 p.m.Raney, TL handwritten notes pertaining to personal experience in WWII as platoon leader of 1st Recon Platoon, 823rd TDbn.
The first Recon Platoon claims credit for the liberation of Miserey. The village has a monument to Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson and Larry Newman, the pioneering balloonists who flew the Double Eagle II across the Atlantic Ocean from Presque Isle, Maine, United States, landing in Miserey on the 17 August 1978.
In popular culture
Miserey is portrayed in the 2017 thriller ministries La Mante as Damien Carrot's childhood hometown.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-27410#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |302
|1975 |357
|1982 |431
|1990 |448
|1999 |473
|2009 |530
|2014 |605
|2020 |634
}}