• Source: Lonrai

      • Lonrai (French pronunciation: [lɔ̃ʁɛ] ) 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.


      Points of interest




      = National heritage sites

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      Domaine de Lonrai, the estate was created in the seventeenth century, it was registered as a Monument historique in 1999. The stud farm was built in 1863 by Armand Donon. The grounds also cover the neighbouring commune of Colombiers


      Notable People


      Jacques II de Goyon - (1525-1598) a governor and Marshal of France was born here.


      See also


      Communes of the Orne department


      References

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