Rollot

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Country France Department Somme Intercommunality Canton of Montdidier Area 12 km² Population 631 (1999)		Region Hauts-de-France Canton Montdidier Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Tuesday 8:02 PM Arrondissement Montdidier

Weather 7°C, Wind W at 5 km/h, 66% Humidity

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

Map of Rollot, 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.

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.

References

Rollot Wikipedia

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