Méautis (French pronunciation: [meoti(s)]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France.
Méautis | |
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Commune | |
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Coordinates: 49°16′42″N 1°17′59″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Manche |
Arrondissement | Saint-Lô |
Canton | Carentan-les-Marais |
Intercommunality | Baie du Cotentin |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Murielle Larue[1] |
Area 1 | 16.98 km2 (6.56 sq mi) |
Population | 646 |
• Density | 38/km2 (99/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 50298 /50500 |
Elevation | 0–29 m (0–95 ft) (avg. 42 m or 138 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in 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 17 August, the airfield was designated as "A-17", it was used by the 50th Fighter Group which flew P-47 Thunderbolts until early September when the unit moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.[3][4]
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