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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Warloy-Baillon

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

Geography

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

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 733—    
1975 710−0.45%
1982 698−0.24%
1990 718+0.35%
1999 708−0.16%
2007 740+0.55%
2012 824+2.17%
2017 758−1.66%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

  • The church of Saint-Pierre: The stone building was constructed on natural sandstone foundations.
  • The war memorial.
  • The military cemetery
  • 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.
Marble memorial to two Allied pilots.

See also