Méaulte
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Méaulte (French pronunciation: [meolt]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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Méaulte | |
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Airbus Beluga no.1 at the Albert-Picardie airport | |
 Location of Méaulte | |
  Méaulte Location within France  Méaulte Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| 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 (2023)[2] | 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 |
| 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
| 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% |
| 2023 | 1,285 | +0.41% |
| 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
