Lonrai

Lonrai
Lonrai
Commune
	The church in Lonrai
	Location of Lonrai
	Lonrai Location within France Lonrai Location within Normandy
	Coordinates: 48°27′36″N 0°02′22″E / 48.4601°N 0.0395°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Alençon
Canton	Damigny
Intercommunality	CU Alençon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sylvain Launay
Area 1	6.14 km2 (2.37 sq mi)
Elevation	160 m (520 ft)
Highest elevation	167 m (548 ft)
Lowest elevation	141 m (463 ft)
Population (2023)	1,062
• Density	173/km2 (448/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61234 /61250
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

History - 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.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Lonrai, La Rangée, La Touche, Cuissaye, Beaubourdel, Les Maisons Brûlées, Le Bois Hébert and Montperthuis.

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. 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.

References

↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
↑ Johnson, David C. (1988), U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO), D-Day to V-E Day; Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
↑ Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
1 2 "Voordat je verdergaat naar Google Maps". www.google.com. Retrieved 5 September 2026.
1 2 "Domaine de Lonrai (également sur commune de Colombiers) à Lonrai - PA61000020". monumentum.fr.
↑ "Domaine de Lonrai à Colombiers - PA61000019". monumentum.fr.
↑ "Jacques II de Goyon, comte de Matignon – Traces Écrites : lettres autographes, manuscrits anciens et archives du moyen-âge à nos jours".

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.

[2] "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.

[3] Johnson, David C. (1988), U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO), D-Day to V-E Day; Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.

[4] Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.

[gmap-5] 1 2 "Voordat je verdergaat naar Google Maps". www.google.com. Retrieved 5 September 2026.

[mh1-6] 1 2 "Domaine de Lonrai (également sur commune de Colombiers) à Lonrai - PA61000020". monumentum.fr.

[7] "Domaine de Lonrai à Colombiers - PA61000019". monumentum.fr.

[8] "Jacques II de Goyon, comte de Matignon – Traces Écrites : lettres autographes, manuscrits anciens et archives du moyen-âge à nos jours".