Mailly-Maillet

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Mailly-Maillet

(2020–2026) Christelle Lefevre-Margage^[1]Area

11.14 km² (4.30 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

647 • Density58/km² (150/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

80498 /80560

Elevation94–157 m (308–515 ft)
(avg. 156 m or 512 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mailly-Maillet (French pronunciation: [maji majɛ]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D919 road, about 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Abbeville.

History

It is close to the area of the Battle of the Somme. There are two military cemeteries which are maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission:

Mailly Wood

Mailly Wood Cemetery was designed by Reginald Blomfield.^[3]

Mailly-Maillet Communal Cemetery Extension

The smaller of the two military cemeteries, this was designed by Wilfred Clement Von Berg.^[4]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	675	—
1975	657	−0.39%
1982	620	−0.82%
1990	639	+0.38%
1999	604	−0.62%
2007	602	−0.04%
2012	609	+0.23%
2017	624	+0.49%
Source: INSEE^[5]

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.
^ "Mailly Wood". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ "Mailly-Maillet Communal Cemetery Extension".
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE