Sailly-le-Sec

Sailly-le-Sec
Sailly-le-Sec

Coordinates: 49°55′16″N 2°35′01″E / 49.9211°N 2.5836°ECoordinates: 49°55′16″N 2°35′01″E / 49.9211°N 2.5836°E
Country France
Region Picardy
Department Somme
Arrondissement Péronne
Canton Bray-sur-Somme
Intercommunality Val de Somme
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Thierry Manten
Area1 6.74 km2 (2.60 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 353
  Density 52/km2 (140/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 80694 / 80800
Elevation 27–112 m (89–367 ft)
(avg. 60 m or 200 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.

Sailly-le-Sec is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated some 13 miles (21 km) east of Amiens, by the banks of the Somme River, on the D233 road.

Population

Historical population of Sailly-le-Sec
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population177223214198268266353
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

History

21 April 1918 - Manfred Von Richthofen, The Red Baron, was finally shot down here.

See also

References

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