| Peray | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Peray (Sarthe).svg |
| Arrondissement: | Mamers |
| Canton: | Mamers |
| Insee: | 72233 |
| Postal Code: | 72260 |
| Mayor: | Jean-Luc Godimus[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Maine Saosnois |
| Coordinates: | 48.2485°N 0.3644°W |
| Elevation Min M: | 62 |
| Elevation Max M: | 96 |
| Area Km2: | 2.45 |
| Demonym: | Peréen, Peréenne Perayen, Perayenne |
Peray (in French pronounced as /pəʁɛ/) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.
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 2 September, the airfield was designated as "A-44", it was used by several combat units until November 1944 when the units moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.[2] [3]