Jump to content

Rollot

Coordinates: 49°35′23″N 2°39′16″E / 49.5897°N 2.6544°E / 49.5897; 2.6544
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rollot
Monument to Antoine Galland
Monument to Antoine Galland
Coat of arms of Rollot
Location of Rollot
Map
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

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

Population

[edit]
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

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

Personalities

[edit]
Antoine Galland

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  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" (in French). 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
[edit]