Glisy

Glisy
Location of Glisy
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Boves
Intercommunality	Amiens Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jean Dheilly
Area 1	5.55 km2 (2.14 sq mi)
Population  (2006)	574
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80379 /80440
Elevation	21–70 m (69–230 ft) (avg. 55 m or 180 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Glisy is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Glisy is situated 5 miles (8 km) east of Amiens on the D4029 road. Amiens airport is within the boundaries of the village. It was used as a military base by the occupying German forces between 1940 and 1944.

Population

Historical population of Glisy

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	356	370	451	532	499	483	574
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Glisy on the Quid website Template:Fr icon