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Fresnes-Tilloloy

Fresnes-Tilloloy
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Location of Fresnes-Tilloloy
Fresnes-Tilloloy is located in France
Fresnes-Tilloloy
Fresnes-Tilloloy
Location within France
Fresnes-Tilloloy is located in Hauts-de-France
Fresnes-Tilloloy
Fresnes-Tilloloy
Location within Hauts-de-France
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 (20242026) Patrice Décamps[1]
Area
1
3.52 km2 (1.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
211
  Density59.9/km2 (155/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 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Abbeville.

Population

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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%
2023 211+0.65%
Source: INSEE[4]

History

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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 merged into the commune of Fresnes-Tilloloy sometime between 1790 and 1794.[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 there[7]

See also

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References

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  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 12 March 2025.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Fresnes-Tilloloy, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  5. Autre écriture de Tilloloy, source books.google.com
  6. Pruvot - "Notice géographique et historique" du 10 juin 1899
  7. Baie de Somme[permanent dead link]
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