Marieux

Marieux
Commune
The entrance to the chateau in Marieux
Marieux
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Marieux
Coordinates: 50°06′23″N 2°26′37″E / 50.1064°N 2.4436°E / 50.1064; 2.4436Coordinates: 50°06′23″N 2°26′37″E / 50.1064°N 2.4436°E / 50.1064; 2.4436
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Péronne
Canton Albert
Intercommunality Pays du Coquelicot
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Paulette Lefel
Area1 4.07 km2 (1.57 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 105
 • Density 26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 80514 /80560
Elevation 75–133 m (246–436 ft)
(avg. 102 m or 335 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.

Marieux is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Marieux is situated on the D11 road, some 20 miles (32 km) north of Amiens.

History

The château was built in 1777 and is still owned and occupied by the same family today. Marieux is on the once strategically important and well-protected Roman road leading from Amiens to the English Channel and Britain.

During the First World War, it was British army headquarters for this part of the western front. On 25 October 1915, George V lunched here at the château with French Président Poincaré and the Chiefs-of-Staff of the French and British armies.

Population

Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
1101151171139282105
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

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