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Bazentin

Summary

Bazentin (French pronunciation: [bazɑ̃tɛ̃]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Bazentin
Commune
Lamarck's memorial
Lamarck's memorial
Coat of arms of Bazentin
Coat of arms
Location of Bazentin
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Bazentin
Bazentin
Bazentin is located in Hauts-de-France
Bazentin
Bazentin
Coordinates: 50°01′52″N 2°45′50″E / 50.031°N 2.7639°E / 50.031; 2.7639
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementPéronne
CantonAlbert
IntercommunalityCC du Pays du Coquelicot
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Luc Fourdinier[1]
Area
1
5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
80
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80059 /80300
Elevation94–159 m (308–522 ft)
(avg. 90 m or 300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography edit

Situated between Amiens to the southwest and Arras to the north, on the D73 road.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 114—    
1975 82−4.60%
1982 74−1.46%
1990 70−0.69%
1999 77+1.06%
2007 71−1.01%
2012 77+1.64%
2017 79+0.51%
Source: INSEE[3]

History edit

  • 1914–1918: The village, in the middle of the war zone, was completely destroyed.

Places and monuments edit

People edit

Gallery edit

  •  
    Plaque denoting Lamarck's birthplace
  •  
    Cemetery entrance
  •  
    Information board in the village
  •  
    The church

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bazentin.

(All French language)

  • Official municipal website Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
  • Clochers.org Photos of the church (Taken in 2005 by Claude DEROLETZ)
  • Bazentin-le-Petit Communal Cemetery
  • South Africans buried in Bazenin Military Cemetery