Sailly-le-Sec | |
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.JPG) The town hall and school in Sailly-le-Sec | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Sailly-le-Sec  | |
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| Coordinates:49°55′16″N2°35′01″E / 49.9211°N 2.5836°E /49.9211; 2.5836 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Corbie |
| Intercommunality | Val de Somme |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Catherine Candelier[1] |
Area 1 | 6.74 km2 (2.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 350 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80694 /80800 |
| Elevation | 27–112 m (89–367 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sailly-le-Sec (French pronunciation:[sajiləsɛk];Picard:Sailly-Sé) is acommune in theSommedepartment inHauts-de-France in northernFrance.
The commune is situated some 13 miles (21 km) east ofAmiens, by the banks of the riverSomme, on the D233 road.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 223 | — |
| 1975 | 214 | −0.59% |
| 1982 | 198 | −1.10% |
| 1990 | 268 | +3.86% |
| 1999 | 266 | −0.08% |
| 2007 | 365 | +4.03% |
| 2012 | 343 | −1.24% |
| 2017 | 352 | +0.52% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
21 April 1918 -Manfred Von Richthofen,The Red Baron, was finally shot down here.
On the night of August 8–9, 1918, as three Battalions ofDoughboys from the33rd U.S. Infantry Division were joining the Allied offensive during theBattle of Amiens, Americanwar poet Lieut.John Allan Wyeth and Lieut. Thomas J. Cochrane were assigned to deliver sealed orders from Division HQ atMolliens-au-Bois to the Field Headquarters of all three Battalions engaged in the attack. The location of each Battalion was unknown, but they were believed to be along the northern bank of theSomme River, near the village of Sailly-le-Sec. Wyeth would later describe the mission in detail in his six interlinkedChipilly Ridgesonnets.[4]
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