Bazentin

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

Bazentin
Commune
Lamarck's memorial
Coat of arms
Location of Bazentin
Bazentin
Bazentin
Coordinates: 50°01′52″N 2°45′50″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementPéronne
CantonAlbert
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Jean-Luc Fourdinier
Area
1
5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
79
 • Density15/km2 (40/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

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

People

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

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