Fresnes-Tilloloy

Fresnes-Tilloloy
Fresnes-Tilloloy
Commune
	Town hall
	Location of Fresnes-Tilloloy
	Fresnes-Tilloloy Fresnes-Tilloloy
	Coordinates: 49°59′05″N 1°46′05″E / 49.9847°N 1.7681°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Poix-de-Picardie
Intercommunality	CC Somme Sud-Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Ambre Magnier
Area 1	3.52 km2 (1.36 sq mi)
Population (2021)	204
• Density	58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80354 /80140
Elevation	89–116 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.

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

Geography

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

Population

Historical population of Fresnes-Tilloloy
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	147	134	130	134	130	137	139
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

References

^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Source Cassini
^ Source cassini
^ Autre écriture de Tilloloy, source books.google.com
^ Pruvot - "Notice géographique et historique" du 10 juin 1899
^ Baie de Somme^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Annuaire Mairie

External links

Historique des Régiments de 1914-18 (in French)

[popleg2021-1] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[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^{[permanent dead link]}

[7] Annuaire Mairie

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