Bazentin

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Bazentin
Commune
Lamarck's memorial
Lamarck's memorial
Coat of arms of Bazentin
Coat of arms
Location of Bazentin
Bazentin is located in France
Bazentin
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
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementPéronne
CantonAlbert
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Luc Fourdinier[1]
Area
1
5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
78
 • 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.

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[]

  • The church
  • Memorial to the naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

  • Plaque denoting Lamarck's birthplace

  • Cemetery entrance

  • Information board in the village

  • The church

People[]

  • Birthplace of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, 1 August 1744

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

External links[]

(All French language)



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