Sailly-le-Sec

Sailly-le-Sec
Commune
The town hall and school in Sailly-le-Sec
Location of Sailly-le-Sec
Sailly-le-Sec Sailly-le-Sec
Coordinates: 49°55′16″N 2°35′01″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Corbie
Intercommunality	Val de Somme
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Thierry Manten
Area 1	6.74 km2 (2.60 sq mi)
Population  (2006)	353
• Density	52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80694 /80800
Elevation	27–112 m (89–367 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sailly-le-Sec is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated some 13 miles (21 km) east of Amiens, by the banks of the Somme River, on the D233 road.

Population

Historical population of Sailly-le-Sec

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	177	223	214	198	268	266	353
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

History

21 April 1918 - Manfred Von Richthofen, The Red Baron, was finally shot down here.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE