Rollot
Rollot | |
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 Monument to Antoine Galland | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Rollot | |
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| Coordinates: 49°35′23″N 2°39′16″E / 49.5897°N 2.6544°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Montdidier |
| Canton | Roye |
| Intercommunality | CC Grand Roye |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Choisy[1] |
Area 1 | 12.00 km2 (4.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 768 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80678 /80500 |
| Elevation | 82–126 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
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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, born in 1646 at Rollot. Famous orientalist and archaeologist, best remembered as the first European translator of The Thousand and One Nights.
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Rollot, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rollot (Somme).
- History of the commune of Rollot (in French)