Margival

Margival
Commune
The church of Margival
Coat of arms
Location of Margival
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Coordinates: 49°26′07″N 3°24′09″E / 49.4353°N 3.4025°E / 49.4353; 3.4025
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Soissons
Canton	Fère-en-Tardenois
Intercommunality	Val de l'Aisne
Government
• Mayor (2024–2026)	Jean-Pierre Poletz[1]
Area ^1	5.47 km^2 (2.11 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	377
• Density	68.9/km^2 (179/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	02464 /02880
Elevation	66–164 m (217–538 ft) (avg. 81 m or 266 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Margival (French pronunciation: [maʁʒival]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

It is located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of Soissons.

History

During World War II, the Führerhauptquartier Wolfsschlucht II, one of the Adolf Hitler's Western Front military headquarters, was built there.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	258	—
1975	264	+0.33%
1982	321	+2.83%
1990	321	+0.00%
1999	325	+0.14%
2007	323	−0.08%
2012	353	+1.79%
2017	370	+0.95%
2023	377	+0.31%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 12 March 2025.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE