Méaulte

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 / 49.9822°N 2.6608°E / 49.9822; 2.6608
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Albert
Intercommunality	Pays du Coquelicot
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Michel Fournier
Area 1	10.75 km2 (4.15 sq mi)
Elevation	86 m (282 ft)
Highest elevation	112 m (367 ft)
Lowest elevation	42 m (138 ft)
Population  (2023)	1,285
• Density	119.5/km2 (309.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80523 /80300
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

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

Population

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

References

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