Fresnes-Tilloloy

Not to be confused with Tilloloy

Fresnes-Tilloloy
Town hall
Fresnes-Tilloloy
Location within Picardy region  Fresnes-Tilloloy
Coordinates: 49°59′05″N 1°46′05″E / 49.9847°N 1.7681°ECoordinates: 49°59′05″N 1°46′05″E / 49.9847°N 1.7681°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Oisemont
Intercommunality	Canton of Oisemont
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Gérard Houbart
Area^1	3.52 km^2 (1.36 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	139
• Density	39/km^2 (100/sq mi)
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 Picardie 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).^[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

• The Mairie^[6] which also houses the school.

• The medieval church, part demolished and rebuilt in 1860, is dedicated to Saint-Ouen.

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  Autel de l'Eglise vu de l'entrée

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  Entrée de l'Eglise vu de l'Autel

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  Autel de l'Eglise

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  Autel dédié à la Sainte-Vierge

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  Confessionnal de l'Eglise

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  Reste de la Chaire

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• The cemetery

• The war memorial

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See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

1. Source Cassini
2. Source cassini
3. Autre écriture de Tilloloy, source books.google.com
4. Pruvot - « Notice géographique et historique » du 10 juin 1899
5. Baie de Somme
6. Annuaire Mairie

External links

• Fresne-Tilloloy on the Quid website (French)
• "joan-of-arc-studies" (English)
• Historique des Régiments de 1914-18 (French)