La Meauffe | |
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 The church, destroyed in July 1944 and rebuilt after the war | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of La Meauffe | |
  La Meauffe  La Meauffe | |
| Coordinates:49°10′37″N1°06′34″W / 49.1769°N 1.1094°W /49.1769; -1.1094 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Lô |
| Canton | Pont-Hébert |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Lô Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Pascal Langlois[1] |
Area 1 | 10.22 km2 (3.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 998 |
| • Density | 97.7/km2 (253/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Meauffois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50297 /50880 |
| Elevation | 4–87 m (13–285 ft) |
| Website | la-meauffe |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
La Meauffe (French pronunciation:[lamof]) is acommune in theManchedepartment inNormandy in north-westernFrance.
On the 11 and 12 July 1944, the village was attacked by the35th Infantry Division (United States) while defended by the German 352 ID and units of the 266 ID. The fighting, violent, started the 11th and ended the 12th, cost the lives of 19 US soldiers, wounding 170, with 25 missing. The road D54, leading to La Meauffe was renamed theDeath Valley Road by the US soldiers.[3]
| The arms of La Meauffe areblazoned : Vert, a fess wavy argent between 2 fleurs de lys Or, and a salmon argent. |
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