Fresnes-Tilloloy

Not to be confused with Tilloloy
Fresnes-Tilloloy

Town hall
Fresnes-Tilloloy

Coordinates: 49°59′05″N 1°46′05″E / 49.9847°N 1.7681°E / 49.9847; 1.7681Coordinates: 49°59′05″N 1°46′05″E / 49.9847°N 1.7681°E / 49.9847; 1.7681
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Abbeville
Canton Oisemont
Intercommunality Canton of Oisemont
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Gérard Houbart
Area1 3.52 km2 (1.36 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 139
  Density 39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Fresnes-Tilloloy (or Fresne-Tilloloy[1]) 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
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population147134130134130137139
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents 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).[2] and reference to the village (as Fresnum) is mentioned in 1207. Tilloloy was also noted in 1373 as Thillolay[3]
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[4]

In 1346, Edward III, spent some time here[5]

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

Places of interest

See also

References

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