Peray

Peray (French pronunciation: [pəʁɛ]) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.

Peray
Commune
The church of Saint Jouin, in Peray
Coat of arms
Location of Peray
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Coordinates: 48°14′55″N 0°21′52″E
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Sarthe
Arrondissement	Mamers
Canton	Mamers
Intercommunality	Maine Saosnois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Luc Godimus[1]
Area 1	2.45 km2 (0.95 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	71
• Density	29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Peréen, Peréenne Perayen, Perayenne
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	72233 /72260
Elevation	62–96 m (203–315 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 2 September, the airfield was designated as "A-44", it was used by several combat units until November 1944 when the units moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.^[3][4]

See also

• Communes of the Sarthe department