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
|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}}
{{authority control}}
Category:Communes of Somme (department)
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