Machiel is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Machiel | |
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Commune | |
![]() The church in Machiel | |
Location of Machiel ![]() | |
![]() ![]() Machiel ![]() ![]() Machiel | |
Coordinates: 50°16′01″N 1°49′59″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Abbeville |
Canton | Rue |
Intercommunality | Ponthieu-Marquenterre |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Olivier Pley[1] |
Area 1 | 6.61 km2 (2.55 sq mi) |
Population | 154 |
• Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 80496 /80150 |
Elevation | 17–76 m (56–249 ft) (avg. 24 m or 79 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Machiel is situated on the D938 road, some 10 miles (16 km) north of Abbeville, in the forest of Crécy.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 175 | — |
1975 | 173 | −0.16% |
1982 | 169 | −0.33% |
1990 | 177 | +0.58% |
1999 | 171 | −0.38% |
2007 | 160 | −0.83% |
2012 | 177 | +2.04% |
2017 | 156 | −2.49% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
The Machiel monument aux morts features a sculpture by Albert-Dominique Roze. A montage of photographs of this monument aux morts is shown below.
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