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Warloy Baillon

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Somme

Intercommunality
  
Val Somme

Area
  
15.27 km²

Population
  
708 (1999)

Region
  
Hauts-de-France

Canton
  
Corbie

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Saturday 10:20 PM

Arrondissement
  
Amiens


Weather
  
11°C, Wind NE at 6 km/h, 69% Humidity

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

Contents

Map of 80300 Warloy-Baillon, France

Geography

The commune is situated 15 miles (24 km) 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
  • 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.

    • References

    Warloy-Baillon Wikipedia
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