Ailly-sur-Somme (, literally Ailly on Somme; Picard: Ailly-su-Sonme) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography The town is 5 miles to the west of Amiens, in the valley of the Somme. Served by the N235 national road. Ailly-sur-Somme station has rail connections to Amiens and Abbeville.
History Around 1850 : Implementation along the Somme, of jute processing factories. 11 juillet 1906 : Renowned Paris-Basle passenger train accident
Population
Personality James Carmichaël, Scottish industrialist, who installed rope-making equipment.
See also Communes of the Somme department
References
External links
(All French language) Ailly-sur-Somme and the Paris-Basle train derailment, July 11, 1906