Chipilly
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Amiens | |
| Canton | Corbie | |
| Community association | Val de Somme | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 55 ' N , 2 ° 39' E | |
| height | 32-105 m | |
| surface | 6.85 km 2 | |
| Residents | 171 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 25 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80800 | |
| INSEE code | 80192 | |
| Website | http://www.valdesomme.com/index.php?mod=communes&id=32 | |
 Chipilly Church |
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Chipilly (Picard: Chipillin) is a northern French municipality with 171 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France . The municipality belongs to the canton of Corbie and is part of the Communauté de communes du Val de Somme .
geography
The municipality is located on the right bank of the Somme, which meanders here , across from Cerisy , around twelve kilometers east of Corbie and eleven kilometers south of Albert . It extends north to Départementstrasse D1.
history
Heavy fighting took place in Chipilly in August 1918 in the Battle of Amiens (1918) .
The community received the Croix de guerre 1914-1918 as an award .
Residents
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 |
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| 112 | 125 | 120 | 110 | 118 | 135 | 174 | 187 |
administration
Mayor (maire) has been Jean-Luc Deletre since 2001.
Attractions
- Saint Martin Church
- Memorial to the 58th British Division of Henri Désiré Gauquié.
Individual evidence
Web links
Commons : Chipilly - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
