Machiel

Machiel
Machiel
Location within Picardy region Machiel
Coordinates: 50°16′01″N 1°49′59″E / 50.267°N 1.833°E / 50.267; 1.833Coordinates: 50°16′01″N 1°49′59″E / 50.267°N 1.833°E / 50.267; 1.833
Country	France
Region	Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Rue
Intercommunality	Authie-Maye
Government
• Mayor (2008–2020)	Francis Dailly
Area¹	6.61 km² (2.55 sq mi)
Population (2006)²	168
• Density	25/km² (66/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80496 / 80150
Elevation	17–76 m (56–249 ft) (avg. 24 m or 79 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.

Machiel is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

Machiel is situated on the D938 road, some 10 miles (16 km) north of Abbeville, in the forest of Crécy.

Historical population of Machiel
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	157	175	173	169	177	171	168
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

The Machiel monument aux morts features a sculpture by Albert-Dominique Roze. A montage of photographs of this monument aux morts is shown below.

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Communes of the Somme department