Méautis

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

Méautis
Commune
The church of Saint-Hilaire
Location of Méautis
Méautis Show map of France Méautis Show map of Normandy
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  (2022)[2]	648
• 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.

World War II

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

• Communes of the Manche department