Machiel

This article is about a commune in northern France. For the Dutch masculine given name, see Machiel (given name).

Machiel
Commune
The church in Machiel
Location of Machiel
Machiel Machiel
Coordinates: 50°16′01″N 1°49′59″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Rue
Intercommunality	Ponthieu-Marquenterre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Olivier Pley
Area 1	6.61 km2 (2.55 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	151
• Density	22.8/km2 (59.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80496 /80150
Elevation	17–76 m (56–249 ft) (avg. 24 m or 79 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

Machiel is situated on the D938 road, some 10 miles (16 km) north of Abbeville, in the forest of Crécy.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	175	—
1975	173	−0.16%
1982	169	−0.33%
1990	177	+0.58%
1999	171	−0.38%
2007	160	−0.83%
2012	177	+2.04%
2017	156	−2.49%
2023	151	−0.54%
Source: INSEE

Monument aux morts

The Machiel monument aux morts features a sculpture by Albert-Dominique Roze. A montage of photographs of this monument aux morts is shown below.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department
• War memorials (Western Somme)