Margival
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Margival (French pronunciation: [maʁʒival]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Margival | |
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 The church of Margival | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Margival | |
  Margival  Margival | |
| Coordinates: 49°26′07″N 3°24′09″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Soissons |
| Canton | Fère-en-Tardenois |
| Intercommunality | Val de l'Aisne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | Jean-Pierre Poletz[1] |
Area 1 | 5.47 km2 (2.11 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 377 |
| • Density | 68.9/km2 (179/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02464 /02880 |
| Elevation | 66–164 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. | |
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
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 258 | — |
| 1975 | 264 | +0.33% |
| 1982 | 321 | +2.83% |
| 1990 | 321 | +0.00% |
| 1999 | 325 | +0.14% |
| 2007 | 323 | −0.08% |
| 2012 | 353 | +1.79% |
| 2017 | 370 | +0.95% |
| 2023 | 377 | +0.31% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
