Méaulte

Méaulte
Méaulte
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Albert
Intercommunality	Pays du Coquelicot
Mayor	Philippe Wallon (2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	42–112 m (138–367 ft) (avg. 86 m/282 ft)
Land area1	10.75 km2 (4.15 sq mi)
Population2	1,352  (2006)
- Density	126 /km2 (330 /sq mi)
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.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 49°58′56″N 2°39′39″E / 49.9822°N 2.660833°E / 49.9822; 2.660833

Méaulte is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

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

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
1016	1048	1022	1074	1259	1254	1352
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

Personalities

• Henri 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

• INSEE

External links

• Méaulte on the Quid website (French)