Bazentin

Bazentin
Commune
Lamarck's memorial

Coat of arms
Bazentin
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Bazentin
Coordinates: 50°01′52″N 2°45′50″E / 50.031°N 2.7639°E / 50.031; 2.7639Coordinates: 50°01′52″N 2°45′50″E / 50.031°N 2.7639°E / 50.031; 2.7639
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Péronne
Canton Albert
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Jean-Luc Fourdinier
Area1 5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Population (2010)2 76
 • Density 15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 80059 /80300
Elevation 94–159 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Geography

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

Population

Historical population of Bazentin
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population981148274707768
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

History

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

Places and monuments

People

See also

References

    (All French language)


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