Sailly-le-Sec

Sailly-le-Sec
Sailly-le-Sec
Location within Hauts-de-France region Sailly-le-Sec
Coordinates: 49°55′16″N 2°35′01″E / 49.9211°N 2.5836°E / 49.9211; 2.5836Coordinates: 49°55′16″N 2°35′01″E / 49.9211°N 2.5836°E / 49.9211; 2.5836
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Bray-sur-Somme
Intercommunality	Val de Somme
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Thierry Manten
Area¹	6.74 km² (2.60 sq mi)
Population (2006)²	353
• Density	52/km² (140/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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 Hauts-de-France 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.

Historical population of Sailly-le-Sec
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	177	223	214	198	268	266	353
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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

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Communes of the Somme department

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