Margival Explained

Margival
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Margival 02.svg
Arrondissement:Soissons
Canton:Fère-en-Tardenois
Insee:02464
Postal Code:02880
Mayor:Bruno Marcellin[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Val de l'Aisne
Coordinates:49.4353°N 3.4025°W
Elevation M:81
Elevation Min M:66
Elevation Max M:164
Area Km2:5.47

Margival (in French pronounced as /maʁʒival/) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

It is located 10km (10miles) northeast of Soissons.

History

During World War II, the Führerhauptquartier Wolfsschlucht II, one of the Adolf Hitler's Western Front military headquarters, was built there.

Population

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.