Fresnes-Tilloloy
Fresnes-Tilloloy (also: Fresne-Tilloloy[2]) is a commune in the Somme département in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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Coordinates: 49°59′05″N 1°46′05″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Amiens |
Canton | Poix-de-Picardie |
Intercommunality | CC Somme Sud-Ouest |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Ambre Magnier |
Area 1 | 3.52 km2 (1.36 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 203 |
• Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 80354 /80140 |
Elevation | 89–116 m (292–381 ft) (avg. 115 m or 377 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Geography
The commune is situated 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Abbeville on the D25 road
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 147 | 134 | 130 | 134 | 130 | 137 | 139 |
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |
History
The name is derived from the French for the Linden (Limetree)(fr: tilleul) and the Ash(fr: frêne) and reference to the village (as Fresnum) is mentioned in 1207.
Tilloloy was also noted in 1373 as Thillolay[3]
Thilloloy and Fresnes were joined as one commune sometime between 1790 and 1794 as the commune of Fresnes-Tilloloy.'[2]
Traces of Gallo-Roman settlement have been found in the area, and the Roman road (the "chaussée de Brunehaut" is nearby[4]
In 1346, Edward III, spent some time here[5]
The commune was occupied from 17 February to 9 March 1871 by the Germans during the Franco-Prussian War.
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Places of interest
- The Mairie[6] which also houses the school.
- The medieval church, part demolished and rebuilt in 1860, is dedicated to Saint-Ouen.
- Autel de l'Eglise vu de l'entrée
- The cemetery
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- The war memorial
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Fresnes-Tilloloy, EHESS. (in French)
- Autre écriture de Tilloloy, source books.google.com
- Pruvot - "Notice géographique et historique" du 10 juin 1899
- Baie de Somme
- Annuaire Mairie
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fresnes-Tilloloy. |
- Historique des Régiments de 1914-18 (in French)