Tilloloy

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Coordinates: 49°38′38″N 2°44′55″E / 49.6438888889, 2.74861111111

Commune of Tilloloy
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Montdidier
Canton	Roye
Mayor	Gérard Comyn (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	87 m–109 m (avg. 110 m)
Land area¹	6,37 km²
Population² (1999)	388
- Density	60/km²
Miscellaneous
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 sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Tilloloy is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 People with links to the commune 4 Places of interest 5 See also 6 External links 7 Notes

[edit] Geography

Situated in the far east of the department, some 29 miles southeast of Amiens, on the N17 road. The border with the Oise department is less than 1 mile away.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
340	386	414	378	372	388
Census count starting from 1962 Population without double counting

[edit] People with links to the commune

• Blaise Cendrars recounts in "La Main coupée" that the Foreign Legion squad he commanded in 1916 rested up in Tilloloy.

[edit] Places of interest

• The village church, which was subject of a painting by artist Maurice Denis.
• The 17th century château of Tilloloy.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Somme department

[edit] External links

• Tilloloy on the Insee website (French)
• Tilloloy on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 4th 2008.