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Mailly-le-Camp
Mailly-le-CampLocation within Champagne-Ardenne region
Mailly-le-CampAdministration Country France Region Champagne-Ardenne Department Aube Arrondissement Troyes Canton Arcis-sur-Aube Mayor Christine Dutripon
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 120 m (390 ft) avg. Land area1 42.7 km2 (16.5 sq mi) Population2 1,675 (2008) - Density 39 /km2 (100 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 10216/ 10230 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. Coordinates: 48°40′07″N 4°12′28″E / 48.6686111111°N 4.20777777778°E
Mailly-le-Camp is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
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History
The town is mentioned as Mailliacus for the first time in 859 AD document.
In 1902 a large military camp was built in its territory.
On 3–4 May 1944, during the German occupation of France, the town was subject to a heavy Allied bombing. During preparations for the Normandy invasion (Operation Overlord), 346 British Avro Lancasters and 14 de Havilland Mosquitoes of RAF Bomber Command attacked the German military camp situated near the village of Mailly-le-Camp. Although the target was accurately marked, communications difficulties led to a delay in the Main Force attack, during which Luftwaffe fighters intercepted the force. Subsequently, 1500 tons of bombs were dropped on the camp, causing considerable damage to the weapons and equipment held there and heavy casualties; 42 Lancasters - some 11.6 % of the attacking force - were shot down - accounting for approx 300 personnel. No French civilians were killed in the bombing, although there were a small number of casualties when one of the Lancasters shot down crashed on a house.
Population
Historical population of Mailly-le-Camp 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 1448 1490 1593 1589 1375 1423 1675 See also
References
External links
Categories:- Aube geography stubs
- Communes of Aube
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