Marieux
Marieux | |
|---|---|
 The entrance to the chateau in Marieux | |
Location of Marieux  | |
  Marieux  Marieux | |
| Coordinates:50°06′23″N2°26′37″E/ 50.1064°N 2.4436°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Albert |
| Intercommunality | Pays du Coquelicot |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Hervé Bayard[1] |
| Area 1 | 4.07 km2(1.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 133 |
| • Density | 33/km2(85/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80514/80560 |
| Elevation | 75–133 m (246–436 ft) (avg. 102 m or 335 ft) |
| 1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Marieux(French pronunciation:[maʁjø]) is acommunein theSommedepartmentinHauts-de-Francein northernFrance.
Geography
[edit]Marieux is situated on the D11 road, some 20 miles (32 km) north ofAmiens.
History
[edit]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-protectedRoman roadleading from Amiens to theEnglish ChannelandBritain.
During theFirst World War,it was British army headquarters for this part of thewestern front.On 25 October 1915,George Vlunched here at the château with French PrésidentPoincaréand the Chiefs-of-Staff of the French and British armies.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 115 | — |
| 1975 | 117 | +0.25% |
| 1982 | 113 | −0.50% |
| 1990 | 92 | −2.54% |
| 1999 | 82 | −1.27% |
| 2007 | 107 | +3.38% |
| 2012 | 111 | +0.74% |
| 2017 | 122 | +1.91% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires".data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises(in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^"Populations légales 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
- ^Population en historique depuis 1968,INSEE
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