Marieux

Marieux
Marieux
Location within Picardy region  Marieux
Coordinates: 50°06′23″N 2°26′37″E / 50.1064°N 2.4436°ECoordinates: 50°06′23″N 2°26′37″E / 50.1064°N 2.4436°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Acheux-en-Amiénois
Intercommunality	Pays du Coquelicot
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Paulette Lefel
Area^1	4.07 km^2 (1.57 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	105
• Density	26/km^2 (67/sq mi)
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 Picardie in northern France.

Geography

Marieux is situated on the D1 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

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
110	115	117	113	92	82	105
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Marieux on the Quid website (French)