Tilly-sur-Seulles is a town of nearly 1,850 inhabitants, located in Calvados in Lower Normandy. It is a dynamic and friendly village.
Village bruised during World War II (liberated and recaptured 23 times), Tilly retains great historical wealth.
History of Tilly-Sur-Seulles:
According to some, archaeological excavations have revealed the presence of probable Gallo-Roman sites. Indeed, in the vicinity of Vendes and Pont Roch two stones and two pieces of axes have been discovered and dated to this period. We already knew of the existence of three Roman roads crossing the region without being certain of their exact location. These remains confirm this riddle a little more. From there to say that Tilly was a Gallo-Roman city would perhaps be going quickly. Yet it is in the realm of the possible. The sheltered and fertile situation of the Terre de Tilly could well make it a privileged site for the establishment of a village. An indisputable fact is that despite the little surviving evidence, Celtic and Roman villages did exist in the area. If we research the origin of towns and villages, we often find a correlation between the current names and the possible translation into Latin.
Thus, the name of Tilly can be a deviation from Tilliatum and Tillicium which indicates the village with the numerous lime trees of part of the history of the borough. In the same way as the hamlet of Saint Pierre, recently called this way (during the 20th century), was named Vederolae and Verolae which gave Bérolles then Verrolles (place where the trees used to make brooms: birch and broom grow). To be precise, there is no formal proof that Tilly's origin is linked to this translation.
Indeed, the name of Tillicium is common to other Norman places which have no direct connection with the village. So another explanation is possible. Around the 11th century we find the first traces of the name of Tilly although nothing indicates precisely if they were already present on the said Earth of the same name at this time. Perhaps this is the true origin of the village?
