Heilly
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Commune of Heilly |
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| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Picardie | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Amiens | |
| Canton | Canton de Corbie | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Val de Somme | |
| Mayor | M. Bernard Marcille (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 31 m–107 m (avg. 38 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 9,37 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
399 | |
| - Density | 42/km² | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 80426/ 80800 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Heilly is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.
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[edit] Geography
Situated on the D52 road, some 12 miles northeast of Amiens.
[edit] History
During the First World War, being on the railway line Amiens-Albert meant receiving many of the dead bodies from the Battle of the Somme. Over 3000 graves are in the military cemetery.
[edit] Population
| 1851 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 764 | 325 | 346 | 343 | 353 | 391 | 399 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | ||||||
[edit] See also
Communes of the Somme department
[edit] External links
- Heilly on the Insee website (French)
- Heilly on the Quid website (French)
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on February 20th 2008.
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