Fresnes-Tilloloy

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

Not to be confused with Tilloloy.

Fresnes-Tilloloy
Commune
Town hall
Location of Fresnes-Tilloloy
Fresnes-Tilloloy
Fresnes-Tilloloy
Coordinates: 49°59′05″N 1°46′05″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAmiens
CantonPoix-de-Picardie
IntercommunalityCC Somme Sud-Ouest
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Gérard Houbart
Area
1
3.52 km2 (1.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
203
 • 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

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).[3] and reference to the village (as Fresnum) is mentioned in 1207. Tilloloy was also noted in 1373 as Thillolay[4]
Thilloloy and Fresnes were joined as one commune sometime between 1790 and 1794 as the commune of Fresnes-Thilloloy.

Traces of Gallo-Roman settlement have been found in the area, and the Roman road (the "chaussée de Brunehaut" is nearby[5]

In 1346, Edward III, spent some time here[6]

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

Places of interest
  • The Mairie[7] which also houses the school.
  • The medieval church, part demolished and rebuilt in 1860, is dedicated to Saint-Ouen.
  • Autel de l'Eglise vu de l'entrée
  • The cemetery
  • The war memorial

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Source Cassini
  3. Source cassini
  4. Autre écriture de Tilloloy, source books.google.com
  5. Pruvot - « Notice géographique et historique » du 10 juin 1899
  6. Baie de Somme
  7. Annuaire Mairie
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