Heilly

French commune| name= Heilly


x = 144
y = 39
region=Picardie
departement=Somme
arrondissement= Amiens
canton=Canton de Corbie
insee=80426
cp=80800
maire=M. Bernard Marcille
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes du Val de Somme
alt moy=38 m
alt mini=31 m
alt maxi=107 m
hectares=937
km²=9,37
sans=399
date-sans=1999
dens=42|

Heilly is a commune in the Somme "département" in the Picardie region of France.

Geography

Situated on the D52 road, some 12 miles 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

ee also

Communes of the Somme department

External links

* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80426&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Heilly on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=31780&req=Heilly Heilly on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on February 20th 2008."