Sailly-le-Sec
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Commune of Sailly-le-Sec |
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| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region |  Picardie |
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| Department |  Somme |
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| Arrondissement | Péronne | |
| Canton | Canton of Bray-sur-Somme | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Val de Somme | |
| Mayor | M. Thierry Manten (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 27 m–112 m (avg. 60 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 6,74 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
266 | |
| - Density | 39/km² | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 80694/ 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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Sailly-le-Sec is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.
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[edit] Geography
Situated some 13 miles east of Amiens, by the banks of the Somme River, on the D233 road.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 177 | 223 | 214 | 198 | 268 | 266 |
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[edit] History
21st April 1918 - Manfred Von Richthofen, The Red Baron, was finally shot down here.
[edit] See also
Communes of the Somme department
[edit] External links
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 22nd 2008.
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