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

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" (in French). 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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