Mailly-Maillet (French pronunciation: [maji majɛ]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Mailly-Maillet | |
|---|---|
 The church in Mailly-Maillet | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Mailly-Maillet  | |
  Mailly-Maillet  Mailly-Maillet | |
| Coordinates: 50°04′01″N 2°36′00″E / 50.067°N 2.6°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Albert |
| Intercommunality | Pays du Coquelicot |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christelle Lefevre-Margage[1] |
Area 1 | 11.14 km2 (4.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 647 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80498 /80560 |
| Elevation | 94–157 m (308–515 ft) (avg. 156 m or 512 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editThe commune is situated on the D919 road, about 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Abbeville.
History
editIt is close to the area of the Battle of the Somme. There are two military cemeteries which are maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission:
Mailly Wood Cemetery was designed by Reginald Blomfield.[3]
The smaller of the two military cemeteries, this was designed by Wilfred Clement Von Berg.[4]
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 675 | — |
| 1975 | 657 | −0.39% |
| 1982 | 620 | −0.82% |
| 1990 | 639 | +0.38% |
| 1999 | 604 | −0.62% |
| 2007 | 602 | −0.04% |
| 2012 | 609 | +0.23% |
| 2017 | 624 | +0.49% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Mailly Wood". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Mailly-Maillet Communal Cemetery Extension".
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mailly-Maillet.
- Mailly-Maillet website (in French)