Heilly

Heilly
Heilly
Commune
	The church in Heilly
	Coat of arms
	Location of Heilly
	Heilly Heilly
	Coordinates: 49°57′15″N 2°32′16″E / 49.9542°N 2.5378°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Corbie
Intercommunality	Val de Somme
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Hubert Fleury
Area 1	9.37 km2 (3.62 sq mi)
Population (2021)	437
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80426 /80800
Elevation	31–107 m (102–351 ft) ; (avg. 38 m or 125 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Heilly (French pronunciation: [ɛji]; Picard: Heillin) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography[edit]

Heilly is situated on the D52 road, some 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Amiens.

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.

Historical population

Source: EHESS^[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[4]

^ "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.
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Heilly, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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