Tilloloy
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Location within Picardy region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Picardy |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Montdidier |
| Canton | Roye |
| Mayor | Gérard Comyn (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 87–109 m (285–358 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 ft) |
| Land area1 | 6.37 km2 (2.46 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 396 (2006) |
| - Density | 62 /km2 (160 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80759/ 80700 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 49°38′38″N 2°44′55″E / 49.6439°N 2.7486°E
Tilloloy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.
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Geography [edit]
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 [edit]
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 340 | 386 | 414 | 378 | 372 | 388 | 396 |
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Personalities [edit]
- Blaise Cendrars recounts in "La Main coupée" that the Foreign Legion squad he commanded in 1916 rested up in Tilloloy.
Places of interest [edit]
- The village church, which was subject of a painting by artist Maurice Denis.
- The seventeenth century château of Tilloloy.
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References [edit]
External links [edit]
- Tilloloy on the Quid website (French)
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