Fresnes-Tilloloy
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Location of Fresnes-Tilloloy
Fresnes-Tilloloy is located in France
Fresnes-Tilloloy
Fresnes-Tilloloy
Fresnes-Tilloloy is located in Hauts-de-France
Fresnes-Tilloloy
Fresnes-Tilloloy
Coordinates: 49°59′05″N 1°46′05″E / 49.9847°N 1.7681°E / 49.9847; 1.7681
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAmiens
CantonPoix-de-Picardie
IntercommunalityCC Somme Sud-Ouest
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Ambre Magnier[1]
Area
1
3.52 km2 (1.36 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
204
 • 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.

Fresnes-Tilloloy (also: Fresne-Tilloloy[3]) 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
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 134—    
1975 130−0.43%
1982 134+0.43%
1990 130−0.38%
1999 137+0.58%
2007 131−0.56%
2012 188+7.49%
2017 203+1.55%
Source: INSEE[4]

History

The name is derived from the French for the Linden (Limetree)(fr: tilleul) and the Ash(fr: frêne) and reference to the village (as Fresnum) is mentioned in 1207. Tilloloy was also noted in 1373 as Thillolay[5]
Thilloloy and Fresnes were joined as one commune sometime between 1790 and 1794 as the commune of Fresnes-Tilloloy.'[3]

Traces of Gallo-Roman settlement have been found in the area, and the Roman road (the "chaussée de Brunehaut" is nearby[6]

In 1346, Edward III, spent some time here[7]

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

Places of interest

  • The Mairie[8] which also houses the school.
  • The medieval church, part demolished and rebuilt in 1860, is dedicated to Saint-Ouen.
  • The cemetery
  • The war memorial

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Fresnes-Tilloloy, EHESS (in French).
  4. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ↑ Autre écriture de Tilloloy, source books.google.com
  6. ↑ Pruvot - "Notice géographique et historique" du 10 juin 1899
  7. ↑ Baie de Somme
  8. ↑ Annuaire Mairie
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