Warloy-Baillon

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

Warloy-Baillon
Commune
The town hall in Warloy-Baillon
Location of Warloy-Baillon
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Coordinates: 50°00′38″N 2°31′28″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Corbie
Intercommunality	Val de Somme
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Frédéric Martin
Area ^1	15.27 km^2 (5.90 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	758
• Density	50/km^2 (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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	743	—
2007	740	−0.4%
2008	762	+3.0%
2009	784	+2.9%
2010	807	+2.9%
2011	814	+0.9%
2012	824	+1.2%
2013	805	−2.3%
2014	787	−2.2%
2015	769	−2.3%
2016	762	−0.9%

Places of interest

• The church of Saint-Pierre: The stone building was constructed on natural sandstone foundations.
• The war memorial.
• The military cemetery[2]
• 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.[3]

Marble memorial to two Allied pilots.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. (in English) Site avec photos et mention du nombre de combattants inhumés
3. Site de l'association Le Moulin de Rolmont