Ailly-sur-Noye

Ailly-sur-Noye
Commune
A general view of Ailly-sur-Noye
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 49°45′25″N 2°21′51″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Montdidier
Canton	Ailly-sur-Noye
Intercommunality	Avre Luce Noye
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Durand
Area 1	25.35 km2 (9.79 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80010 /80250
Elevation	43–143 m (141–469 ft) (avg. 57 m or 187 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ailly-sur-Noye (French pronunciation: ​[aji syʁ nwa], literally Ailly on Noye; Picard: Ailly-su-Noée) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

View coming from Amiens

Geography

The commune lies about 20 km (12 mi) south of Amiens and about 13 km (8 mi) from the border with the Oise départment, situated at the junction of the departmental roads D7 and the D26, in the valley of the river Noye. Ailly-sur-Noye station has rail connections to Amiens and Creil.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,008	—
1975	2,134	+0.87%
1982	2,596	+2.84%
1990	2,647	+0.24%
1999	2,643	−0.02%
2007	2,699	+0.26%
2012	2,853	+1.12%
2017	2,838	−0.11%
Source: INSEE

Places and monuments

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  The church, built in 1898

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  Town centre (rue St-Martin)

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  Town hall

Cultural and sports activities

• Annual Son et Lumière Le Souffle de la terre narrates the story of the people of Picardy from Gaulish times up to the Second World War. More than 450,000 have been to see the spectacle.
• Water sports on the lake area.
• Motocross club on two different courses.
• 45 separate clubs and societies participate in the life of the community.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

External links

(All French language)

• The website of the son et lumière ‘Le souffle de la terre’
• Office de Tourisme du Val de Noye
• Ailly sur Noye official site