Margival
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Location within Picardy region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Picardy |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Soissons |
| Canton | Vailly-sur-Aisne |
| Intercommunality | Val de l'Aisne |
| Mayor | Daniel Tant (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 66–164 m (217–538 ft) (avg. 81 m or 266 ft) |
| Land area1 | 5.47 km2 (2.11 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 323 (2008) |
| - Density | 59 /km2 (150 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02464/ 02880 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 49°26′07″N 3°24′09″E / 49.4353°N 3.4025°E
Margival is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.
It is located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of Soissons.
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History[edit]
During World War II, the Führerhauptquartier Wolfsschlucht II, one of the Adolf Hitler's Western Front military headquarters, was built there.
Population[edit]
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 296 | — |
| 1968 | 258 | −12.8% |
| 1975 | 264 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 321 | +21.6% |
| 1990 | 321 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 325 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 323 | −0.6% |
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