Ailly-sur-Somme

Ailly-sur-Somme
Coat of arms
Ailly-sur-Somme
Location within Picardy region  Ailly-sur-Somme
Coordinates: 49°55′38″N 2°11′41″E / 49.9272°N 2.1947°ECoordinates: 49°55′38″N 2°11′41″E / 49.9272°N 2.1947°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Picquigny
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes à l'Ouest d'Amiens
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Francis Fouquet
Area^1	15.06 km^2 (5.81 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	3,209
• Density	210/km^2 (550/sq mi)
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 Picardie 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

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	2195	2368	4157	3972	3505	3322	3209
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

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

(All French language)

• Ailly-sur-Somme on the website of Quid
• Position of Ailly-sur-Somme on the French map
• Map of Ailly-sur-Somme on Mapquest
• Ailly-sur-Somme and the Paris-Basle train derailment, July 11, 1906