Heilly

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Coordinates: 49°57′15″N 2°32′16″E / 49.9541666667, 2.53777777778

Commune of Heilly

Location
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Map highlighting the commune of
Administration
Country France
Region Picardie
Department Somme
Arrondissement Amiens
Canton Canton de Corbie
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Val de Somme
Mayor M. Bernard Marcille
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 31 m–107 m
(avg. 38 m)
Land area¹ 9,37 km²
Population²
(1999)
399
 - Density 42/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 80426/ 80800
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.
France

Heilly is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.

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[edit] Geography

Situated on the D52 road, some 12 miles northeast of Amiens.

[edit] History

During the First World War, being on the railway line Amiens-Albert meant receiving many of the dead bodies from the Battle of the Somme. Over 3000 graves are in the military cemetery.

[edit] Population

Population Growth
1851 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
764 325 346 343 353 391 399
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] See also

Communes of the Somme department

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