Méaulte

Méaulte (French pronunciation: [meolt]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Méaulte
Commune
Airbus Beluga no.1 at the Albert-Picardie airport
Location of Méaulte
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Coordinates: 49°58′56″N 2°39′39″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Albert
Intercommunality	Pays du Coquelicot
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Michel Fournier[1]
Area 1	10.75 km2 (4.15 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,276
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80523 /80300
Elevation	42–112 m (138–367 ft) (avg. 86 m or 282 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D329 road, some 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Amiens.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,048	—
1975	1,022	−0.36%
1982	1,074	+0.71%
1990	1,259	+2.01%
1999	1,254	−0.04%
2007	1,316	+0.61%
2012	1,312	−0.06%
2017	1,254	−0.90%
Source: INSEE[3]

Personalities

• Henry Potez (1891–1981), aeroplane maker, was born in Méaulte. He built a factory here and began making Potez aeroplanes in 1924.
  Today, the factory is part of the pan-European group Airbus

See also

• Communes of the Somme department