Warloy-Baillon Explained

Warloy-Baillon
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Amiens
Canton:	Corbie
Insee:	80820
Postal Code:	80300
Mayor:	Frédéric Martin^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Val de Somme
Coordinates:	50.0106°N 2.5244°W
Elevation M:	68
Elevation Min M:	57
Elevation Max M:	142
Area Km2:	15.27

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

Geography

The commune is situated 15miles northeast of Amiens, on the D919 road

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]

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
2. Site avec photos et mention du nombre de combattants inhumés
3. http://www.coudriers.info/moulin_rolmont/index.htm Site de l'association Le Moulin de Rolmont