Ailly-sur-Somme
Ailly-sur-Somme | |
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Ailly-sur-Somme | |
Location within Picardy region Ailly-sur-Somme | |
Coordinates: 49°55′38″N 2°11′41″E / 49.9272°N 2.1947°ECoordinates: 49°55′38″N 2°11′41″E / 49.9272°N 2.1947°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Picardy |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Amiens |
Canton | Picquigny |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes à l'Ouest d'Amiens |
Government | |
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Francis Fouquet |
Area1 | 15.06 km2 (5.81 sq mi) |
Population (2006)2 | 3,209 |
• Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Ailly-sur-Somme is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.
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.
History
- Around 1850 : Implementation along the Somme, of jute processing factories.
- 11 juillet 1906 : Renown Paris-Basle passenger train accident
Demography
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 2195 | 2368 | 4157 | 3972 | 3505 | 3322 | 3209 |
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |
Personality
- James Carmichaël, Scottish industrialist, who installed rope-making equipment.
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ailly-sur-Somme. |
(All French language)
- 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, July 11, 1906