Rollot
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)