Heilly

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Heilly

|commune status = Commune

|image = Heilly église 1.jpg

|caption = The church in Heilly

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Heilly (Somme).svg

|arrondissement = Amiens

|canton = Corbie

|INSEE = 80426

|postal code = 80800

|mayor = Hubert Fleury{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Val de Somme

|coordinates = {{coord|49.9542|2.5378|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 38

|elevation min m = 31

|elevation max m = 107

|area km2 = 9.37

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Heilly ({{IPA|fr|ɛji}}; {{langx|pcd|Heillin}}) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Heilly is situated on the D52 road, some {{Convert|12|mi|km|0}} northeast of Amiens.

History

During the First World War, being on the railway line Amiens-Albert meant receiving many of the dead bodies from the Battle of the Somme. Over 3000 graves are in the military cemetery.

Population

{{Historical populations

|align = none

|cols = 2

|percentages = pagr

|source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|16897|Heilly}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-80426#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|1841 |794

|1901 |472

|1962 |367

|1968 |346

|1975 |343

|1982 |353

|1990 |391

|1999 |399

|2007 |407

|2012 |390

|2017 |424

}}

See also

References

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{{Somme communes}}

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Category:Communes of Somme (department)

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