Miserey

For the commune in the Doubs department, see Miserey-Salines.

Miserey (French pronunciation: [mizʁɛ]) is a commune in the Eure department in the Normandy region in Northern France.

Miserey
Commune
The church in Miserey
Location of Miserey
Miserey Show map of France Miserey Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 49°01′19″N 1°16′16″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Eure
Arrondissement	Évreux
Canton	Évreux-3
Intercommunality	CA Évreux Portes de Normandie
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Hervé Gilles[1]
Area 1	8.11 km2 (3.13 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	599
• Density	74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	27410 /27930
Elevation	122–139 m (400–456 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.^[3]

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 population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	302	—
1975	357	+2.42%
1982	431	+2.73%
1990	448	+0.48%
1999	473	+0.61%
2009	530	+1.14%
2014	605	+2.68%
2020	634	+0.78%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Eure department