Machiel

This article is about a commune in northern France. For the Dutch masculine given name, see Machiel (given name).

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

Machiel
Commune
The church in Machiel
Location of Machiel
Machiel Show map of France Machiel Show map of Hauts-de-France
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  (2022)[2]	151
• Density	23/km2 (59/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.

Geography

Machiel is situated on the D938 road, some 10 miles (16 km) north of Abbeville, in the forest of Crécy.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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]

Monument aux morts

The Machiel monument aux morts features a sculpture by Albert-Dominique Roze. A montage of photographs of this monument aux morts is shown below.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department
• War memorials (Western Somme)