Ailly-sur-Somme
| Ailly-sur-Somme | ||
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  Ailly-sur-Somme | ||
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Location within Hauts-de-France 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 | Hauts-de-France | |
| 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) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80011 / 80470 | |
| Elevation |
12–117 m (39–384 ft) (avg. 19 m or 62 ft) | |
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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 Hauts-de-France 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
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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
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