Tilloloy
Tilloloy is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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Location of Tilloloy 
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| Coordinates: 49°38′38″N 2°44′55″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Montdidier |
| Canton | Roye |
| Intercommunality | CC Grand Roye |
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| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Gérard Comyn |
| Area 1 | 6.37 km2 (2.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 353 |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80759 /80700 |
| Elevation | 87–109 m (285–358 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Tilloloy is situated in the east of the department 29 miles (47 km) southeast of Amiens, on the N17 road. The border with the Oise department is less than 1 mile (2 km) away.
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 340 | 386 | 414 | 378 | 372 | 388 | 396 |
| Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
Personalities
- Blaise Cendrars recounts in "La Main coupée" that the Foreign Legion squad he commanded in 1916 rested up in Tilloloy.
Places of interest
- The village church (shown in the lede image), which was subject of a painting by artist Maurice Denis.
- The seventeenth-century château of Tilloloy; extensively damaged in the First World War, subsequently restored.
Château de Tilloloy with war-damage; front, photographic postcard circa 1915..jpg)
A view from inside the ruined château in 1917, facing the rear "quadrangle"; painting on a war-charity art postcard.
The rebuilt château, main facade; circa 2007.
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See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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