Rollot

Rollot
Rollot
	Commune
	Monument to Antoine Galland
	Coat of arms
	Location of Rollot
	Rollot Rollot
	Coordinates: 49°35′23″N 2°39′16″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Montdidier
Canton	Roye
Intercommunality	CC Grand Roye
Government
• Mayor (1995–2008)	Pierre Levier
Area 1	12.00 km2 (4.63 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[1]	751
• Density	63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80678 /80500
Elevation	82–126 m (269–413 ft) ; (avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

Rollot is situated 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Amiens, on the D 935 road. It is the most southerly commune in the département, just a few hundred yards from the département of Oise.

History

Rollot is well known throughout France, thanks in part to the locally-made cheese of the same name, since the 18th century.

Population

Historical population of Rollot
(Source: INSEE. Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates)
Year	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2016
Population	626	651	607	648	590	584	607	561	540	575	631	689	741

Places of interest

Saint Nicolas' church
Saint Germain's church
Statue of Antoine Galland
Feudal motte with a 12th-century cave (private property)
War memorial

Personalities

Antoine Galland

Antoine Galland, born in 1646 at Rollot. Famous orientalist and archaeologist, best remembered as the first European translator of The Thousand and One Nights.

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References

"Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

History of the commune of Rollot (in French)
Rollot on the Quid website (in French)

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[1] "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.