Cardonville

Cardonville
Cardonville
Location within Normandy region  Cardonville
Coordinates: 49°20′42″N 1°03′52″W / 49.3451°N 1.0644°W / 49.3451; -1.0644Coordinates: 49°20′42″N 1°03′52″W / 49.3451°N 1.0644°W / 49.3451; -1.0644
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Bayeux
Canton	Trévières
Intercommunality	Isigny Grandcamp Intercom
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Chantal Faudemer
Area1	3.29 km2 (1.27 sq mi)
Population (2014)2	100
• Density	30/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	14136 /14230
Elevation	13–38 m (43–125 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cardonville is a commune in the Calvados department and Normandy region of north-western France.

After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in early June 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 14 June, the airfield was designated as "A-3", it was used by the 368th Fighter Group which flew P-47 Thunderbolts until the end of August when the unit moved into Central France. Along with the 368th, the 370th Fighter Group flew P-38 Lightnings from the airfield until mid-August. With the combat units moved out, the airfield was closed.