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Méautis

Coordinates: 49°16′42″N 1°17′59″W / 49.2784°N 1.2997°W / 49.2784; -1.2997
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Méautis
The church of Saint-Hilaire
The church of Saint-Hilaire
Location of Méautis
Map
Méautis is located in France
Méautis
Méautis
Méautis is located in Normandy
Méautis
Méautis
Coordinates: 49°16′42″N 1°17′59″W / 49.2784°N 1.2997°W / 49.2784; -1.2997
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementSaint-Lô
CantonCarentan-les-Marais
IntercommunalityBaie du Cotentin
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Murielle Larue[1]
Area
1
16.98 km2 (6.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
648
 • Density38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50298 /50500
Elevation0–29 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.

Méautis (French pronunciation: [meoti(s)]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France.

World War II

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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] On 12 July 1944, General Theodore Roosevelt died in Meautis of a heart attack.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Johnson, David C. (1988), U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO), D-Day to V-E Day; Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
  4. ^ Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.