Fresnes-Tilloloy

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Fresnes-Tilloloy
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Location of Fresnes-Tilloloy
Fresnes-Tilloloy is located in France
Fresnes-Tilloloy
Fresnes-Tilloloy
Coordinates: 49°59′05″N 1°46′05″E / 49.9847°N 1.7681°E / 49.9847; 1.7681Coordinates: 49°59′05″N 1°46′05″E / 49.9847°N 1.7681°E / 49.9847; 1.7681
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAmiens
CantonPoix-de-Picardie
IntercommunalityCC Somme Sud-Ouest
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Ambre Magnier
Area
1
3.52 km2 (1.36 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
204
 • Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80354 /80140
Elevation89–116 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.

Fresnes-Tilloloy (also: Fresne-Tilloloy[2]) is a commune in the Somme département in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography[]

The commune is situated 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Abbeville on the D25 road

Population[]

Historical population of Fresnes-Tilloloy
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population147134130134130137139
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.

Panneau de Fresnes-Tilloloy (Somme-France).JPG

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.

  • de l'Eglise vu de l'entrée

  • Eglise de fresnes tilloloy 02.JPG
  • The cemetery
Portail du cimetiere de Fresnes-Tilloloy (Somme-France).JPG
  • The war memorial
  • Monument aux morts 02.JPG

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Fresnes-Tilloloy, EHESS. (in French)
  3. ^ Autre écriture de Tilloloy, source books.google.com
  4. ^ Pruvot - "Notice géographique et historique" du 10 juin 1899
  5. ^ Baie de Somme[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ Annuaire Mairie

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