The commune is situated 16 miles (26 km) southeast of Amiens, on the D83 road.

A rural town mostly given over to agricultural activity, mainly timber, cereals and sugar beet, organised by a farming cooperative.

Mongival was formerly a hamlet, the name coming from the place ruined by the Spaniards during the siege of Corbie in 1636.

In 1959, a commemorative plate was fixed to one of the walls of the church tower to recall the sacrifice of these soldiers.

In the village cemetery are the graves of five British airmen that were shot down nearby in their Lancaster bomber in 1943.