Ailly-sur-Somme

Ailly-sur-Somme
Commune
The railway station in Ailly

Coat of arms
Ailly-sur-Somme
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Ailly-sur-Somme
Coordinates: 49°55′38″N 2°11′41″E / 49.9272°N 2.1947°E / 49.9272; 2.1947Coordinates: 49°55′38″N 2°11′41″E / 49.9272°N 2.1947°E / 49.9272; 2.1947
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Amiens
Canton Ailly-sur-Somme
Intercommunality CC Nièvre et Somme
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Catherine Bénédini
Area1 15.06 km2 (5.81 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 3,048
 • Density 200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (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.

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

Historical population of Ailly-sur-Somme
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population2195236841573972350533223209
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

    (All French language)


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