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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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

(All French language)

Ailly-sur-Somme and the Paris-Basle train derailment, July 11, 1906

[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[pophist-3] Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

[3]

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	France BnF data