Mailly-Raineval

Mailly- Raineval ( Picard: Mailleu - Rainevo ) is a northern French village with 241 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in the department of Somme in the Picardie region. The municipality is located in the arrondissement of Montdidier, is part of the Communauté de communes du Val de Noye, in the canton Ailly- sur- Noye.

Geography

The community is located approximately 4.5 km southwest of Moreuil and is crossed by the road department D14. The municipal area extends east to the edge of the marshy valley of the Avre.

History

The rule Raineval 1744 applicable to the county.

The municipality received the Croix de guerre as a distinction from 1914 to 1918.

Population

Management

Mayor ( maire ) since 2001, Marc Mourier.

Attractions

  • The church of Saint -Étienne.
  • The ruins of the castle Raineval, largely destroyed in 1879 since 1744 the seat of a county, the remainder of the First World War.

Personalities

  • Joseph -Augustin de Mailly (1708 - 1794), Marshal of France, Lord of Castle Raineval.
  • Adrien de Mailly (1791 Castle Raineval born ), 1815 Pair de France.
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