Loeuilly

Loeuilly
Loeuilly
Location within Picardy region  Loeuilly
Coordinates: 49°46′36″N 2°10′34″E / 49.7767°N 2.1761°ECoordinates: 49°46′36″N 2°10′34″E / 49.7767°N 2.1761°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Conty
Intercommunality	Canton de Conty
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Gilberte Pomart
Area^1	17.21 km^2 (6.64 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	858
• Density	50/km^2 (130/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80485 / 80160
Elevation	42–152 m (138–499 ft) (avg. 53 m or 174 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.

Loeuilly is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

Loeuilly is situated on the D8 road, some 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Amiens, on the banks of a tributary of the Somme river, the river Selle, which splits here into streams and forms many lakes.

The commune is subject to flooding and has measures in place to prevent it.^[1]

History

Loeuilly was inhabited during Gallo-Roman times. The first settlement was alongside the river near a drinking trough, fed by a spring, the Blaire fountain. The water, renowned for its digestive qualities, was sold to the public, before mains water was available.
In 1472, Burgundian troops led by Charles the Bold destroyed the château.
In 1593, the inhabitants tried in vain to stop the Catholic League coming into the village, which was partially burnt down.

Many watermills, and later, factories powered by the water, sprang up along the river, to take advantage of the natural force. A mill pond once filled the area near where the Mairie and car-park are found today.

The railway from Beauvais to Amiens ran through the town from 1876 to 1939. The old route is now a popular walk.

Places of interest

• The seventeenth century church of Saint-Martin. The clock on the bell-tower is unusually off-centre.
• Several old watermills on the banks of the river Selle

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
602	621	657	831	831	809	858
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

The Selle

The old railway line

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

1. Arrêté préfectoral du 26 septembre 2005 prescrivant un plan de prévention des risques naturels prévisibles d'inondations sur les communes de Lœuilly, Neuville-lès-Lœuilly, Nampty, Fossemanant and Prouzel