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Margival | |
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The church of Margival | |
![]() Location of Margival | |
| Coordinates: 49°26′07″N 3°24′09″E / 49.4353°N 3.4025°E | |
| 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 |
Area 1 | 5.47 km2 (2.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 81 m (266 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 164 m (538 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 66 m (217 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 377 |
| • Density | 68.9/km2 (179/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02464 /02880 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (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.
During World War II, the Führerhauptquartier Wolfsschlucht II, one of the Adolf Hitler's Western Front military headquarters, was built there.
| 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 | ||