Rollot
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Rollot | |
|---|---|
 Monument to Antoine Galland | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Rollot  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°35′23″N 2°39′16″E / 49.5897°N 2.6544°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Montdidier |
| Canton | Roye |
| Intercommunality | CC Grand Roye |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Choisy[1] |
Area 1 | 12.00 km2 (4.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 768 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80678 /80500 |
| Elevation | 82–126 m (269–413 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Rollot (French pronunciation: [ʁɔlo]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
History
Rollot is well known throughout France, thanks in part to the locally made cheese of the same name, since the 18th century.
Population
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.
