Tilloloy
- Not to be confused with Fresnes-Tilloloy
Tilloloy | |
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Tilloloy | |
Location within Hauts-de-France region Tilloloy | |
Coordinates: 49°38′38″N 2°44′55″E / 49.6439°N 2.7486°ECoordinates: 49°38′38″N 2°44′55″E / 49.6439°N 2.7486°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Montdidier |
Canton | Roye |
Government | |
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Gérard Comyn |
Area1 | 6.37 km2 (2.46 sq mi) |
Population (2006)2 | 396 |
• Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 80759 / 80700 |
Elevation |
87–109 m (285–358 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 ft) |
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. |
Tilloloy is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Tilloloy is situated in the east of the department 29 miles (47 km) southeast of Amiens, on the N17 road. The border with the Oise department is less than 1 mile (2 km) away.
Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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340 | 386 | 414 | 378 | 372 | 388 | 396 |
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates |
Personalities
- Blaise Cendrars recounts in "La Main coupée" that the Foreign Legion squad he commanded in 1916 rested up in Tilloloy.
Places of interest
- The village church, which was subject of a painting by artist Maurice Denis.
- The seventeenth-century château of Tilloloy; extensively damaged in the First World War, subsequently restored.
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tilloloy. |
- Tilloloy on the Quid website (French)
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