Méautis
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Some | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Lô | |
| Canton | Carentan | |
| Community association | Baie du Cotentin | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 17 ′ N , 1 ° 18 ′ W | |
| height | 0-29 m | |
| surface | 16.98 km 2 | |
| Residents | 656 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 39 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 50500 | |
| INSEE code | 50298 | |
 Saint-Hilaire church |
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Méautis is a commune with 656 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Manche in the region of Normandy . It belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Lô and the canton of Carentan .
geography
Méautis is located on the Cotentin peninsula in the Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin Regional Nature Park .
Adjacent municipalities are Auvers , Carentan les Marais and Terre-et-Marais .
Toponymy
The meaning is unknown.
history
Shortly after the community was liberated in World War II , the US Air Army's 840th Engineer Battalion built an Advanced Landing Ground . The airfield was ready in mid-August. The airfield served as the base for Republic P-47 aircraft of the 50th Flight Squadron . When Paris was liberated, the squadron was relocated to Orly near Paris.
Attractions
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- Saint-Hilaire church in Gothic style.
- Donville church (13th century) dedicated to Saint Clément. The chapel houses a maimed maiden, which is listed as an object.
- Donville Manor, which was built in the 17th century using the clay corrugation technique, and which was added to the List of Historic Monuments in 2011.
- Memorial plaques in honor of General Theodore Roosevelt junior .
- Croix de Méautis (German: Cross of Méautis ). During the Battle of Carentan , about a hundred people found refuge in Méautis.
economy
In Méautis and neighboring Auvers, a wind farm consisting of 4 wind turbines is operated.
Personalities
The American General Theodore Roosevelt Jr. died of a heart attack in the rectory that had become his headquarters. On July 12, 1944, he was busy repelling the harsh German attacks. He is buried in the American cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer .
Individual evidence
- Altitudes, coordonnées, superficie : Méautis sur le site de l'Institut géographique national (Wikiwix archive).
- ↑ René Lepelley. Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de communes de Normandie . Presses universitaires de Caen . Page 170. ISBN 2-905461-80-2
- ↑ 50 aérodromes pour un victoire de François Robinard, éd. Heinedal, pages 223 et 224
- ↑ PM50000638 Entry No. PM50000638 in Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ PA50000074 entry no.PA50000074 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Memorial plaque ( Memento of the original from March 1, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Cross of Méautis ( Memento des original from May 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Méautis-Auvers wind farm, website thewindpower.net
