Margival

Margival
Margival
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardy
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Soissons
Canton	Vailly-sur-Aisne
Intercommunality	Val de l'Aisne
Mayor	Daniel Tant (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	66–164 m (217–538 ft) (avg. 81 m/266 ft)
Land area1	5.47 km2 (2.11 sq mi)
Population2	323  (2008)
- Density	59 /km2 (150 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	02464/ 02880
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.

Coordinates: 49°26′07″N 3°24′09″E / 49.435278°N 3.4025°E / 49.435278; 3.4025

Margival is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.

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

History

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

Population

Historical population of Margival

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
296	258	264	321	321	325	323

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department

References

• INSEE