Margival

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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Margival

(2020–2026) Bruno Marcellin^[1]Area

5.47 km² (2.11 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

362 • Density66/km² (170/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

02464 /02880

Elevation66–164 m (217–538 ft)
(avg. 81 m or 266 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Margival (French pronunciation: [maʁʒival]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

It is located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of Soissons.

History

During World War II, the Führerhauptquartier Wolfsschlucht II, one of the Adolf Hitler's Western Front military headquarters, was built there.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	296	—
1968	258	−12.8%
1975	264	+2.3%
1982	321	+21.6%
1990	321	+0.0%
1999	325	+1.2%
2008	323	−0.6%

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.