Ailly-sur-Somme
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Commune of Ailly-sur-Somme |
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| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Picardie | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Amiens | |
| Canton | Picquigny | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes à l'Ouest d'Amiens | |
| Mayor | Francis FOUQUET (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 12 m–117 m (avg. 19 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 15,06 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
3322 | |
| - Density | 220/km² | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 80011/ 80470 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Ailly-sur-Somme is a commune of the Somme département, in France.
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[edit] Geography
The town is 5 miles to the west of Amiens, in the valley of the Somme river. Served by the N235 national road and a railway station.
[edit] History
- Around 1850 : Implementation along the Somme, of jute processing factories.
- 11 juillet 1906 : Renown Paris-Basle passenger train accident
[edit] Demography
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 2195 | 2368 | 4157 | 3972 | 3505 | 3322 |
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[edit] Personality linked to the commune
- James Carmichaël, Scottish industrialist, who installed rope-making equipment.
[edit] See also
Communes of the Somme department
[edit] External links
(All French language)
- Ailly-sur-Somme on the website of l'Institut géographique national
- Ailly-sur-Somme on the website of l'Insee
- Ailly-sur-Somme on the website of Quid
- Position of Ailly-sur-Somme on the French map
- Map of Ailly-sur-Somme on Mapquest
- Ailly-sur-Somme and the Paris-Basle train derailment, 11th july 1906
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on December 17, 2007.
