Ailly-sur-Somme
Ailly-sur-Somme is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Ailly-sur-Somme | |
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 The railway station in Ailly | |
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Location of Ailly-sur-Somme 
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| Coordinates: 49°55′38″N 2°11′41″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Ailly-sur-Somme |
| Intercommunality | Nièvre et Somme |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Catherine Bénédini |
| Area 1 | 15.06 km2 (5.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 2,967 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
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
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 2006 | 3,183 | — |
| 2007 | 3,164 | −0.6% |
| 2008 | 3,186 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 3,188 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 3,157 | −1.0% |
| 2011 | 3,126 | −1.0% |
| 2012 | 3,095 | −1.0% |
| 2013 | 3,071 | −0.8% |
| 2014 | 3,048 | −0.7% |
| 2015 | 3,021 | −0.9% |
| 2016 | 2,994 | −0.9% |
Personality
- James Carmichaël, Scottish industrialist, who installed rope-making equipment.
In fiction
At the outset of the plot of Alex Gerlis' thriller "The Best of Our Spies" a group of refugees go through Ailly-sur-Somme during the Fall of France in May 1940. It is there that the book's protagonist meets with a six year old girl, an encounter which would have wide implications in the book's plot.
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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