Marieux

Marieux
Commune
The entrance to the chateau in Marieux
Location of Marieux
Marieux Location within France Show map of France Marieux Location within Hauts-de-France Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°06′23″N 2°26′37″E / 50.1064°N 2.4436°E / 50.1064; 2.4436
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Albert
Intercommunality	Pays du Coquelicot
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Hervé Bayard
Area 1	4.07 km2 (1.57 sq mi)
Elevation	102 m (335 ft)
Highest elevation	133 m (436 ft)
Lowest elevation	75 m (246 ft)
Population  (2023)	128
• Density	31.4/km2 (81.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80514 /80560
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Marieux (French pronunciation: [maʁjø]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Marieux is situated on the D11 road, some 20 miles (32 km) north of Amiens.

History

The château was built in 1777 and is still owned and occupied by the same family today. Marieux is on the once strategically important and well-protected Roman road leading from Amiens to the English Channel and Britain.

During the First World War, it was British army headquarters for this part of the western front. On 25 October 1915, George V lunched here at the château with French Président Poincaré and the Chiefs-of-Staff of the French and British armies.

Population

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

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