Fresnes-Tilloloy (also: Fresne-Tilloloy[3]) is a commune in the Somme département in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Fresnes-Tilloloy
Town hall
Town hall
Location of Fresnes-Tilloloy
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Fresnes-Tilloloy is located in France
Fresnes-Tilloloy
Fresnes-Tilloloy
Fresnes-Tilloloy is located in Hauts-de-France
Fresnes-Tilloloy
Fresnes-Tilloloy
Coordinates: 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[1]
Area
1
3.52 km2 (1.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
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.

Geography edit

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

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 134—    
1975 130−0.43%
1982 134+0.43%
1990 130−0.38%
1999 137+0.58%
2007 131−0.56%
2012 188+7.49%
2017 203+1.55%
Source: INSEE[4]

History edit

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[5]
Thilloloy and Fresnes were joined as one commune sometime between 1790 and 1794 as the commune of Fresnes-Tilloloy.'[3]

Traces of Gallo-Roman settlement have been found in the area, and the Roman road (the "chaussée de Brunehaut" is nearby[6]

In 1346, Edward III, spent some time here[7]

The commune was occupied from 17 February to 9 March 1871 by the Germans during the Franco-Prussian War.

 

Places of interest edit

  • The Mairie which also houses the school.
  • The medieval church, part demolished and rebuilt in 1860, is dedicated to Saint-Ouen.
  • The cemetery
 
  • The war memorial

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. ^ a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Fresnes-Tilloloy, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ Autre écriture de Tilloloy, source books.google.com
  6. ^ Pruvot - "Notice géographique et historique" du 10 juin 1899
  7. ^ Baie de Somme[permanent dead link]

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