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'''Angoulême''' was a city on the [[human]] [[Human colonies|colony]] of [[Meridian]]. [[Chalybs Defense Solutions]] had at least one facility in the city. The [[UNSC Air Force Pilot helmet|standard-issue pilot helmet]] for the [[UNSC Air Force]], developed by CDS, was designed and built from the ground up in Angoulême.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 97'' (2011)</ref> During the [[Battle of Meridian]] in [[2551]], Chalybs Defense Solutions abandoned their facilities on Meridian, and the city was likely [[glassed]] by the [[Covenant]] alongside most of the [[moon]]'s surface.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''</ref>
{{City infobox
|name=Angoulême
|image=
|location=[[Meridian]]<ref name="bb11">''[[Halo: Battle Born]]'', Chapter 11</ref>
|population=
|notable=
|governance=[[Unified Earth Government]]<ref name="bb11"/>
}}


==Trivia==
'''Angoulême''' was a large city on the [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] of [[Meridian]], a world of the [[Unified Earth Government]].<ref name="bb11"/>
 
==History==
Angoulême was once of the several cities on Meridian where [[Chalybs Defense Solutions]] had established production facilities. The [[UNSC Air Force Pilot helmet|standard-issue pilot helmet]] for the [[UNSC Air Force]], developed by CDS, was designed and built from the ground up in Angoulême.<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', p. 97 (2011)</ref>
 
When the [[Covenant]] invaded the world in [[2549]], during the [[Battle of Meridian]], Chalybs Defense Solutions abandoned their facilities on Meridian,<ref name="journal">''[[Halo: Reach]]'', [[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]</ref> though Angoulême was not among the cities initially targeted by the Covenant.<ref name="bb11"/> However, by early [[2551]], Meridian was lost to the [[United Nations Space Command]] and Angoulême was likely [[glassed]] alongside most of the [[moon]]'s surface and population centers.<ref name="journal"/><ref name="wf">''[[Halo: Warfleet]]'', p. 23</ref>
 
==Behind the scenes==
It was likely named after the [[Wikipedia:France|French]] commune of the [[Wikipedia:Angoulême|same name]].
It was likely named after the [[Wikipedia:France|French]] commune of the [[Wikipedia:Angoulême|same name]].
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Battle Born]]'' {{Fm}}


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