Lœuilly

Lœuilly is a former commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Ô-de-Selle.[2]

Not to be confused with Lœuilley.
Lœuilly
Part of Ô-de-Selle
The church in Lœuilly
Location of Lœuilly
Lœuilly
Lœuilly
Coordinates: 49°46′36″N 2°10′34″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAmiens
CantonAilly-sur-Noye
CommuneÔ-de-Selle
Area
1
17.21 km2 (6.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
831
 • Density48/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
80160
Elevation42–152 m (138–499 ft)
(avg. 53 m or 174 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Lœuilly is situated on the D8 road, some 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Amiens, on the banks of a tributary of the Somme river, the river Selle, which splits here into streams and forms many lakes.

The commune is subject to flooding and has measures in place to prevent it.[3]

History

Lœuilly was inhabited during Gallo-Roman times. The first settlement was alongside the river near a drinking trough, fed by a spring, the Blaire fountain. The water, renowned for its digestive qualities, was sold to the public, before mains water was available.
In 1472, Burgundian troops led by Charles the Bold destroyed the château.
In 1593, the inhabitants tried in vain to stop the Catholic League coming into the village, which was partially burnt down.

Many watermills, and later, factories powered by the water, sprang up along the river, to take advantage of the natural force. A mill pond once filled the area near where the Mairie and car-park are found today.

The railway from Beauvais to Amiens ran through the town from 1876 to 1939. The old route is now a popular walk.

Places of interest
  • The seventeenth century church of Saint-Martin. The clock on the bell-tower is unusually off-centre.
  • Several old watermills on the banks of the river Selle

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1962602—    
1968621+0.52%
1975657+0.81%
1982831+3.41%
1990831+0.00%
1999809−0.30%
2006832+0.40%
Source: EHESS[4]
The Selle
The old railway line

See also

References
  1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
  2. Arrêté préfectoral 7 December 2018 (in French)
  3. Arrêté préfectoral du 26 septembre 2005 prescrivant un plan de prévention des risques naturels prévisibles d'inondations sur les communes de Lœuilly, Neuville-lès-Lœuilly, Nampty, Fossemanant and Prouzel.
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Lœuilly, EHESS. (in French)


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