Audouville-la-Hubert
Audouville-la-Hubert (French pronunciation: [oduvil la ybɛʁ]) is a commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
History
In 1944, thirty German prisoners of war were massacred near the village of Audouville-la-Hubert by American paratroopers in an act of revenge after they suffered a high number of casualties during the Battle of Normandy.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 128 | — |
| 1975 | 129 | +0.11% |
| 1982 | 93 | −4.57% |
| 1990 | 97 | +0.53% |
| 1999 | 83 | −1.72% |
| 2009 | 57 | −3.69% |
| 2014 | 80 | +7.01% |
| 2020 | 76 | −0.85% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Wiegrefe, Klaus (4 May 2010). "The Horror of D-Day: A New Openness to Discussing Allied War Crimes in WWII". Der Spiegel. Spiegel-Verlag. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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