Mametz, Somme

Mametz
Mametz
Location within Hauts-de-France region Mametz
Coordinates: 49°59′52″N 2°44′13″E / 49.9978°N 2.7369°E / 49.9978; 2.7369Coordinates: 49°59′52″N 2°44′13″E / 49.9978°N 2.7369°E / 49.9978; 2.7369
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Albert
Intercommunality	Pays du Coquelicot
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Emile Rousselle
Area¹	7.25 km² (2.80 sq mi)
Population (2006)²	174
• Density	24/km² (62/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	80505 / 80300
Elevation	68–135 m (223–443 ft) (avg. 73 m or 240 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ² Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Geography

Mametz is situated on the D64 road, some 32 kilometres (20 mi) northeast of Amiens and 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Albert. Fricourt lies to the west, Contalmaison is to the north, Montauban to the north-east and Carnoy and Maricourt are to the south-east. Mametz Wood is 1,000 yards (910 m) to the north-west. Before the First World War, the village was the fifth largest in the area, with about 120 houses and had a station on the line from Albert to Péronne.

History

In the First World War, the area was the site of intense and sustained fighting between German and Allied forces. Between 1914 and 1916, the Western Front ran through Mametz, and the area was devastated. In 1916, Mametz was the site of particularly heavy fighting during the Battle of the Somme (see Capture of Mametz). It was also one of the sites where British mines were exploded on the first day of that battle. After the Armistice of 11 November 1918, the former inhabitants returned and gradually rebuilt most of the infrastructure as it had been before the war. There is a memorial in the commune to the 38th (Welsh) Division at Mametz Wood.

Population

Historical population of Mametz, Somme
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	150	150	174	188	177	165	174
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

References

INSEE

External links

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Mametz on the Quid website (French)

Communes of the Somme department

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