Rollot

Rollot
Monument to Antoine Galland
Monument to Antoine Galland
Coat of arms of Rollot
Location of Rollot
Rollot is located in France
Rollot
Rollot
Rollot is located in Hauts-de-France
Rollot
Rollot
Coordinates: 49°35′23″N 2°39′16″E / 49.5897°N 2.6544°E / 49.5897; 2.6544
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementMontdidier
CantonRoye
IntercommunalityCC Grand Roye
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Choisy[1]
Area
1
12.00 km2 (4.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
770
 • Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80678 /80500
Elevation82–126 m (269–413 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rollot (French pronunciation: [ʁɔlo]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Rollot is situated 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Amiens, on the D 935 road. It is the most southerly commune in the département, just a few hundred yards from the département of Oise.

History

Rollot is well known throughout France, thanks in part to the locally-made cheese of the same name, since the 18th century.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1926626—    
1931515−3.83%
1936607+3.34%
1946648+0.66%
1954590−1.17%
1962584−0.13%
1968607+0.65%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1975561−1.12%
1982540−0.54%
1990575+0.79%
1999631+1.04%
2007701+1.32%
2012772+1.95%
2017751−0.55%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE[4]

Places of interest

  • Saint Nicolas' church
  • Saint Germain's church
  • Statue of Antoine Galland
  • Feudal motte with a 12th-century cave (private property)
  • War memorial

Personalities

Antoine Galland

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Rollot, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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