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Ailly-sur-Somme | |
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 The railway station in Ailly | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ailly-sur-Somme  | |
  Ailly-sur-Somme  Ailly-sur-Somme | |
| Coordinates: 49°55′38″N 2°11′41″E / 49.9272°N 2.1947°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Ailly-sur-Somme |
| Intercommunality | Nièvre et Somme |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Catherine Bénédini[1] |
Area 1 | 15.06 km2 (5.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,944 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80011 /80470 |
| Elevation | 12–117 m (39–384 ft) (avg. 19 m or 62 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Ailly-sur-Somme (French pronunciation: [aji syʁ sɔm], literally Ailly on Somme; Picard: Ailly-su-Sonme) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
[edit]The town is 5 miles to the west of Amiens, in the valley of the Somme. Served by the N235 national road. Ailly-sur-Somme station has rail connections to Amiens and Abbeville.
History
[edit]- Around 1850 : Implementation along the Somme, of jute processing factories.
- 11 juillet 1906 : Renowned Paris-Basle passenger train accident
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,368 | — |
| 1975 | 4,157 | +8.37% |
| 1982 | 3,972 | −0.65% |
| 1990 | 3,505 | −1.55% |
| 1999 | 3,322 | −0.59% |
| 2007 | 3,164 | −0.61% |
| 2012 | 3,095 | −0.44% |
| 2017 | 2,967 | −0.84% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Personality
[edit]- James Carmichaël, Scottish industrialist, who installed rope-making equipment.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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