Marieux
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Péronne | |
| Canton | Albert | |
| Community association | Pays du Coquelicot | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 6 ′ N , 2 ° 27 ′ E | |
| height | 75-133 m | |
| surface | 4.07 km 2 | |
| Residents | 122 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 30 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80560 | |
| INSEE code | 80514 | |
| Website | www.paysducoquelicot.com | |
 Entrance to the castle |
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Marieux ( Picard : Mariu) is a northern French municipality with 122 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France . The municipality belongs to the canton of Albert and is part of the Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot .
geography
Marieux is located on the D11 departmental road from Amiens to Arras , which follows the Roman road and at the same time forms the western municipal boundary, and forms a single settlement with Montplaisir (part of the municipality of Sarton in the Pas-de-Calais department ) to the west of this road . The distance to Acheux-en-Amiénois is eight kilometers.
history
Marieux Castle served as the headquarters of a British Army Corps during the First World War . On October 25, 1915, King George V and the French President Raymond Poincaré met here.
Residents
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120 | 115 | 117 | 113 | 92 | 82 | 104 | 111 |
administration
Mayor (maire) has been René Sara since 2008.
Attractions
- The castle, built in 1777, with its monumental portal and an octagonal pigeon house
- Saint-Léger church
