Ailly-sur-Somme

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Ailly-sur-Somme

(2020–2026) Catherine Bénédini^[1]Area

15.06 km² (5.81 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,944 • Density200/km² (510/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

80011 /80470

Elevation12–117 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.

Ailly-sur-Somme (French pronunciation: [aji syʁ sɔm], literally Ailly on Somme; Picard: Ailly-su-Sonme) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The town is 5 miles to the west of Amiens, in the valley of the Somme. Served by the N235 national road. Ailly-sur-Somme station has rail connections to Amiens and Abbeville.

History

Around 1850 : Implementation along the Somme, of jute processing factories.
11 juillet 1906 : Renowned Paris-Basle passenger train accident

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,368	—
1975	4,157	+8.37%
1982	3,972	−0.65%
1990	3,505	−1.55%
1999	3,322	−0.59%
2007	3,164	−0.61%
2012	3,095	−0.44%
2017	2,967	−0.84%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Personality

James Carmichaël, Scottish industrialist, who installed rope-making equipment.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE