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Vertus
Sign in to saveVertus () is a former commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. On 1 January 2018, it was merged into the new commune of Blancs-Coteaux. The Encyclopédiste Antoine-Claude-Pierre Masson de La Motte-Conflans (1727–1801) was born and died in Vertus.
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Place details
- Locality
- Blancs-Coteaux
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,619
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Vertus
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Vertus.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Épernay
- French commune.canton
- Vertus-Plaine Champenoise
- French commune.INSEE
- 51612
- French commune.postal code
- 51130
- French commune.commune
- Blancs-Coteaux
- French commune.elevation m
- 107
- French commune.area km2
- 35.68
- French commune.population
- 2213
- French commune.population date
- 2022
- French commune.demonym
- Vertusiens
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Vertus
- Population
- 2337
- Area
- 35.68
- Elevation
- 168
- Image
- Vertus fontaine église.JPG
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- Commons category
- Vertus
- postal code
- 51130
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2017-12-31
- P8168
- Hypancistrus
- native label
- Vertus
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- World War II
- Champagne
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Vertus () is a former commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. On 1 January 2018, it was merged into the new commune of Blancs-Coteaux. The Encyclopédiste Antoine-Claude-Pierre Masson de La Motte-Conflans (1727–1801) was born and died in Vertus.
==World War II== After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in September 1944, engineers of the Ninth Air Force IX Engineering Command began construction of a combat Advanced Landing Ground southwest of the town. Declared operational on 5 September, the airfield was designated as "A-63", it was used as a transport base until October when the unit moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was used for resupply and casualty evacuation before being closed in May 1945.
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