Marieux | |
|---|---|
 The entrance to the chateau in Marieux | |
 Location of Marieux | |
  Marieux  Marieux | |
| Coordinates:50°06′23″N2°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[1] |
Area 1 | 4.07 km2 (1.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 130 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80514 /80560 |
| Elevation | 75–133 m (246–436 ft) (avg. 102 m or 335 ft) |
| 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 acommune in theSommedepartment inHauts-de-France in northernFrance.
Marieux is situated on the D11 road, some 20 miles (32 km) north ofAmiens.
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-protectedRoman road leading from Amiens to theEnglish Channel andBritain.
During theFirst World War, it was British army headquarters for this part of thewestern front. On 25 October 1915,George V lunched here at the château with French PrésidentPoincaré and the Chiefs-of-Staff of the French and British armies.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 115 | — |
| 1975 | 117 | +0.25% |
| 1982 | 113 | −0.50% |
| 1990 | 92 | −2.54% |
| 1999 | 82 | −1.27% |
| 2007 | 107 | +3.38% |
| 2012 | 111 | +0.74% |
| 2017 | 122 | +1.91% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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