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Margival

Coordinates: 49°26′07″N 3°24′09″E / 49.4353°N 3.4025°E / 49.4353; 3.4025
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Margival
The church of Margival
The church of Margival
Coat of arms of Margival
Location of Margival
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Margival is located in France
Margival
Margival
Margival is located in Hauts-de-France
Margival
Margival
Coordinates: 49°26′07″N 3°24′09″E / 49.4353°N 3.4025°E / 49.4353; 3.4025
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentAisne
ArrondissementSoissons
CantonFère-en-Tardenois
IntercommunalityVal de l'Aisne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bruno Marcellin[1]
Area
1
5.47 km2 (2.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
362
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
02464 /02880
Elevation66–164 m (217–538 ft)
(avg. 81 m or 266 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Margival (French pronunciation: [maʁʒival]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

It is located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of Soissons.

History

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During World War II, the Führerhauptquartier Wolfsschlucht II, one of the Adolf Hitler's Western Front military headquarters, was built there.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962296—    
1968258−12.8%
1975264+2.3%
1982321+21.6%
1990321+0.0%
1999325+1.2%
2008323−0.6%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.