Mailly-Maillet

Mailly-Maillet
Commune
The church in Mailly-Maillet
Coat of arms
Location of Mailly-Maillet
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Coordinates: 50°04′01″N 2°36′00″E / 50.067°N 2.6°E / 50.067; 2.6
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Albert
Intercommunality	Pays du Coquelicot
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christelle Lefevre-Margage[1]
Area ^1	11.14 km^2 (4.30 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	628
• Density	56.4/km^2 (146/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80498 /80560
Elevation	94–157 m (308–515 ft) (avg. 156 m or 512 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mailly-Maillet (French pronunciation: [maji majɛ]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D919 road, about 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Abbeville.

History

It is close to the area of the Battle of the Somme. There are two military cemeteries which are maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission:

• Mailly Wood

Mailly Wood Cemetery was designed by Reginald Blomfield.^[3]

• Mailly-Maillet Communal Cemetery Extension

The smaller of the two military cemeteries, this was designed by Wilfred Clement Von Berg.^[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	675	—
1975	657	−0.39%
1982	620	−0.82%
1990	639	+0.38%
1999	604	−0.62%
2007	602	−0.04%
2012	609	+0.23%
2017	624	+0.49%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. "Mailly Wood". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
4. "Mailly-Maillet Communal Cemetery Extension".
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Mailly-Maillet website (in French)