Warloy-Baillon | |
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| Coordinates: 50°00′38″N 2°31′28″E / 50.0106°N 2.5244°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Corbie |
| Intercommunality | Val de Somme |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Martin[1] |
Area 1 | 15.27 km2 (5.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 749 |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80820 /80300 |
| Elevation | 57–142 m (187–466 ft) (avg. 68 m or 223 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Warloy-Baillon is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
[edit]The commune is situated 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Amiens, on the D919 road
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 733 | — |
| 1975 | 710 | −0.45% |
| 1982 | 698 | −0.24% |
| 1990 | 718 | +0.35% |
| 1999 | 708 | −0.16% |
| 2007 | 740 | +0.55% |
| 2012 | 824 | +2.17% |
| 2017 | 758 | −1.66% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
[edit]- The church of Saint-Pierre: The stone building was constructed on natural sandstone foundations.
- The war memorial.
- The military cemetery[4]
- Memorial plaque to two Allied pilots that died over Warloy-Baillon during the Second World War: in 1940, Lucas in a Hurricane Mk1; and in 1944, Pinkney in an Auster.
- The tower of an old windmill, in need of restoration.[5]
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ (in English) Site avec photos et mention du nombre de combattants inhumés
- ^ Site de l'association Le Moulin de Rolmont
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