Mailly-Maillet Explained

Mailly-Maillet
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Mailly-Maillet (Somme).svg
Arrondissement:Péronne
Canton:Albert
Insee:80498
Postal Code:80560
Mayor:Christelle Lefevre-Margage[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Pays du Coquelicot
Coordinates:50.067°N 2.6°W
Elevation M:156
Elevation Min M:94
Elevation Max M:157
Area Km2:11.14

Mailly-Maillet (in French pronounced as /maji majɛ/) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D919 road, about 20miles northeast of Abbeville.

History

It is close to the area of the Battle of the Somme. There are two military cemeteries which are maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission:

Mailly Wood Cemetery was designed by Reginald Blomfield.[2]

The smaller of the two military cemeteries, this was designed by Wilfred Clement Von Berg.[3]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. Web site: Mailly Wood . 30 December 2022 . Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
  3. Web site: Mailly-Maillet Communal Cemetery Extension .