Lonrai

Lonrai is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

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.

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.