Gannes Explained

Gannes
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Clermont
Canton:Saint-Just-en-Chaussée
Insee:60268
Postal Code:60120
Mayor:Olivier De Beule[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Plateau Picard
Coordinates:49.5697°N 2.4225°W
Elevation Min M:104
Elevation Max M:144
Area Km2:8.56

Gannes (in French pronounced as /ɡan/) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. It is around 35 km south of Amiens and 80 km north of Paris.

It was the site of an air crash in the Second World War. In the early hours of 18 June 1944, Avro Lancaster HK559 of 115 Squadron RAF was shot down near the station on the eastern edge of Gannes, killing all seven crew, who were buried in the village cemetery. On 21 June 2009, just after the 65th anniversary of the event, a permanent memorial stone was unveiled near the site of the crash.

The rail station Gare de Gannes is located in Gannes.

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  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.