Molliens-au-Bois

Molliens-au-Bois
Molliens-au-Bois
Location within Picardy region Molliens-au-Bois
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Villers-Bocage
Intercommunality	Le Bocage et l'Hallue
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jean-Pierre Valet
Area1	7.28 km2 (2.81 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	336
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80553 / 80260
Elevation	62–129 m (203–423 ft) (avg. 105 m or 344 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.

Molliens-au-Bois is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D30 and D78 road junction, some 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Amiens.

History

In August 1918, the divisional HQ of the U.S 33rd Infantry Division was set up in the chateau in Molliens-au-Bois. During that period, King George V went to the castle and awarded medals to General Pershing and other troops. General Bell was the C.O of the division.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
179	192	208	195	315	326	336
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• World War I and Molliens-au-Bois
• Molliens-au-Bois on the Quid website (French)