Sailly-Saillisel

Sailly-Saillisel
Sailly-Saillisel
Location within Picardy region Sailly-Saillisel
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Combles
Intercommunality	Canton of Combles
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Gérard Parsy
Area1	9.39 km2 (3.63 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	449
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80695 / 80360
Elevation	108–157 m (354–515 ft) (avg. 156 m or 512 ft)
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.

Sailly-Saillisel is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated some 33 miles (53 km) northeast of Amiens, on the N17 and D172 roads, close to the border with the Pas-de-Calais.

History

• Theatre of operations of the Battle of Bapaume during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71.
• Theatre of operations of the Battle of the Somme during the First World War of 1914-1918.

Population

Historical population of Sailly-Saillisel

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	371	382	404	404	417	410	449
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