Warloy-Baillon

Warloy-Baillon
Commune
The town hall in Warloy-Baillon
Warloy-Baillon
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Warloy-Baillon
Coordinates: 50°00′38″N 2°31′28″E / 50.0106°N 2.5244°E / 50.0106; 2.5244Coordinates: 50°00′38″N 2°31′28″E / 50.0106°N 2.5244°E / 50.0106; 2.5244
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Amiens
Canton Corbie
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Val de Somme
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Frédéric Martin
Area1 15.27 km2 (5.90 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 787
 • Density 52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Warloy-Baillon is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Amiens, on the D919 road

Population

Historical population of Warloy-Baillon
Year19621968197519821990199920062014
Population729733710698718708758787
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • The church of Saint-Pierre: The stone building was constructed on natural sandstone foundations.
  • The war memorial.
  • The military cemetery[1]
  • 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.[2]
Marble memorial to two Allied pilots.

See also

References

  1. ↑ (in English) Site avec photos et mention du nombre de combattants inhumés
  2. ↑ Site de l'association Le Moulin de Rolmont


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