Warloy-Baillon is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Warloy-Baillon
The town hall in Warloy-Baillon
The town hall in Warloy-Baillon
Location of Warloy-Baillon
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Warloy-Baillon is located in France
Warloy-Baillon
Warloy-Baillon
Warloy-Baillon is located in Hauts-de-France
Warloy-Baillon
Warloy-Baillon
Coordinates: 50°00′38″N 2°31′28″E / 50.0106°N 2.5244°E / 50.0106; 2.5244
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAmiens
CantonCorbie
IntercommunalityVal de Somme
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Frédéric Martin[1]
Area
1
15.27 km2 (5.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
746
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80820 /80300
Elevation57–142 m (187–466 ft)
(avg. 68 m or 223 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography edit

The commune is situated 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Amiens, on the D919 road

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 733—    
1975 710−0.45%
1982 698−0.24%
1990 718+0.35%
1999 708−0.16%
2007 740+0.55%
2012 824+2.17%
2017 758−1.66%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest edit

  • The church of Saint-Pierre: The stone building was constructed on natural sandstone foundations.
  • The war memorial.
  • The military cemetery[4]
  • Memorial plaque to two Allied pilots that died over Warloy-Baillon during the Second World War: in 1940, Lucas in a Hurricane Mk1; and in 1944, Pinkney in an Auster.
  • The tower of an old windmill, in need of restoration.[5]
 
Marble memorial to two Allied pilots.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ (in English) Site avec photos et mention du nombre de combattants inhumés
  5. ^ Site de l'association Le Moulin de Rolmont