Tilloloy | |
|---|---|
 L'église Notre-Dame de Lorette | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Tilloloy | |
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| Coordinates: 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 |
| Intercommunality | CC Grand Roye |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gérard Comyn[1] |
| Area 1 | 6.37 km2 (2.46 sq mi) |
| Population | 337 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
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
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 386 | — |
| 1975 | 414 | +1.01% |
| 1982 | 378 | −1.29% |
| 1990 | 372 | −0.20% |
| 1999 | 388 | +0.47% |
| 2007 | 385 | −0.10% |
| 2012 | 347 | −2.06% |
| 2017 | 353 | +0.34% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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 (shown in the lede image), 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.
Château de Tilloloy with war-damage; front, photographic postcard circa 1915..jpg.webp)
A view from inside the ruined château in 1917, facing the rear "quadrangle"; painting on a war-charity art postcard.
The rebuilt château, main facade; circa 2007.
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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