Molliens-au-Bois | |
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.JPG) The town hall and school in Molliens-au-Bois | |
 Location of Molliens-au-Bois | |
  Molliens-au-Bois  Molliens-au-Bois | |
| Coordinates:49°59′20″N2°23′10″E / 49.989°N 2.3861°E /49.989; 2.3861 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Corbie |
| Intercommunality | CC Territoire Nord Picardie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Frédéric Avisse[1] |
Area 1 | 7.28 km2 (2.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 349 |
| • Density | 47.9/km2 (124/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80553 /80260 |
| Elevation | 62–129 m (203–423 ft) (avg. 105 m or 344 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Molliens-au-Bois (French pronunciation:[mɔljɛ̃obwa]) is acommune in theSommedepartment inHauts-de-France in northernFrance.
The commune is situated on the D30 and D78 road junction, some 10 miles (16 km) northeast ofAmiens.
During theBattle of Amiens in August 1918, the divisional HQ of the U.S33rd Infantry Division was set up in the chateau at Molliens-au-Bois. During that period, KingGeorge V went to the castle and awarded medals toGeneral Pershing and other troops. General Bell was the C.O of the division.
On the night of August 8–9, 1918, as three Battalions ofDoughboys from the 33rd U.S. 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 at Molliens-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 ofSailly-le-Sec. Wyeth would later describe the mission in detail in his six interlinked "Chipilly Ridge sonnets."[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 192 | — |
| 1975 | 208 | +1.15% |
| 1982 | 195 | −0.92% |
| 1990 | 315 | +6.18% |
| 1999 | 326 | +0.38% |
| 2007 | 334 | +0.30% |
| 2012 | 332 | −0.12% |
| 2017 | 322 | −0.61% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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