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Ailly-sur-Somme

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Ailly-sur-Somme

Total population

2,944

Air quality index

29Good
Elevation12 m
Land area15.06 km²
WeatherAvg high 59.8°F
Coordinates49.93°, 2.20°

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City facts

Elevation
12 m
Area
15.06 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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

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History & geography

History

* Around 1850 : Implementation along the Somme, of jute processing factories. * 11 juillet 1906 : Renowned Paris-Basle passenger train accident

Geography

The town is 5 miles to the west of Amiens, in the valley of the Somme. Served by the N235 national road. Ailly-sur-Somme station has rail connections to Amiens and Abbeville.

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Geography

Latitude
49.9281
Longitude
2.1981
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Avg high
59.8°F
Avg low
45.8°F
Annual precipitation
31.7 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

US AQI — Good
29
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
8.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
89
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.2

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
108,390
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Lesser noctule
    Nyctalus leisleri (Kuhl, 1817) · Mammalia
    36,253
  • Common Pipistrelle
    Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774) · Mammalia
    3,741
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,518
  • Nathusius's Bat
    Pipistrellus nathusii (Keyserling & Blasius, 1839) · Mammalia
    1,234
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,221
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,085
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,049
  • Eurasian Blackcap
    Sylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,016

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
7
Largest magnitude
3.1
Largest event
2008-11-18

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
80011
Department
80
Region
32
Population (Wikidata)
3,003

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Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
  • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr