Ailly-sur-Somme

Ailly-sur-Somme (, literally Ailly on Somme; Picard: Ailly-su-Sonme) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

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.

History

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

Population

Personality

• James Carmichaël, Scottish industrialist, who installed rope-making equipment.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

External links

(All French language)

• Ailly-sur-Somme and the Paris-Basle train derailment, July 11, 1906