Lonrai

Lonrai (French pronunciation: [lɔ̃ʁɛ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Lonrai
Commune
The church in Lonrai
Location of Lonrai
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Coordinates: 48°27′36″N 0°02′22″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Alençon
Canton	Damigny
Intercommunality	CU Alençon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sylvain Launay[1]
Area 1	6.14 km2 (2.37 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,084
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61234 /61250
Elevation	141–167 m (463–548 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.^[3][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.^[5] The stud farm was built in 1863 by Armand Donon.^[5] The grounds also cover the neighbouring commune of Colombiers^[6]

Notable People

• Jacques II de Goyon - (1525-1598) a governor and Marshal of France was born here.^[7]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department