Méautis

Méautis
The church of Saint-Hilaire
Méautis
Location within Lower Normandy region  Méautis
Coordinates: 49°16′42″N 1°17′59″W / 49.2784°N 1.2997°WCoordinates: 49°16′42″N 1°17′59″W / 49.2784°N 1.2997°W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Saint-Lô
Canton	Carentan
Intercommunality	Carentan-en-Cotentin
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Marie-Christine Mette
Area^1	16.98 km^2 (6.56 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	651
• Density	38/km^2 (99/sq mi)
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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Méautis is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.

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.^[1][2]

See also

• Communes of the Manche department

References

1. 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.
2. Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.