Heilly

Heilly
Commune
The church in Heilly
Coat of arms
Location of Heilly
Heilly Location within France Show map of France Heilly Location within Hauts-de-France Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 49°57′15″N 2°32′16″E / 49.9542°N 2.5378°E / 49.9542; 2.5378
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)
Elevation	38 m (125 ft)
Highest elevation	107 m (351 ft)
Lowest elevation	31 m (102 ft)
Population  (2023)	438
• Density	46.7/km2 (121/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80426 /80800
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.

History

During the First World War, being on the railway line Amiens-Albert led to a group of three Casualty Clearing Stations (CCSs) being set up around the railway station in preparation for the Battle of the Somme. The railway line allowed the use of Ambulance Trains to transport the wounded on to large hospitals further from the front lines. Just under 3000 graves are in the military cemetery, Heilly Station Cemetery, primarily of those who died in 1916. The cemetery, along with the sites of two of the original CCSs, are actually in the neighbouring commune of Méricourt-l'Abbé.

Population

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

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