Marieux

Marieux (French pronunciation: [maʁjø]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Marieux
Commune
The entrance to the chateau in Marieux
Location of Marieux
Marieux Show map of France Marieux Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°06′23″N 2°26′37″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Albert
Intercommunality	Pays du Coquelicot
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Hervé Bayard[1]
Area 1	4.07 km2 (1.57 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	130
• Density	32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80514 /80560
Elevation	75–133 m (246–436 ft) (avg. 102 m or 335 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Marieux is situated on the D11 road, some 20 miles (32 km) north of Amiens.

History

The château was built in 1777 and is still owned and occupied by the same family today. Marieux is on the once strategically important and well-protected Roman road leading from Amiens to the English Channel and Britain.

During the First World War, it was British army headquarters for this part of the western front. On 25 October 1915, George V lunched here at the château with French Président Poincaré and the Chiefs-of-Staff of the French and British armies.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	115	—
1975	117	+0.25%
1982	113	−0.50%
1990	92	−2.54%
1999	82	−1.27%
2007	107	+3.38%
2012	111	+0.74%
2017	122	+1.91%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Somme department