Bazentin | |
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Lamarck's memorial | |
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Coat of arms | |
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Bazentin Bazentin | |
| Coordinates: 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 | CC du Pays du Coquelicot |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Fourdinier1 |
Area 1 | 5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)2 | 79 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (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. | |
Bazentin (French pronunciation: [bazɑ̃tɛ̃]) 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
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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% |
| 2023 | 79 | +0.00% |
| Source: INSEE3 | ||
History
- 1914–1918: The village, in the middle of the war zone, was completely destroyed.
Places and monuments
- Memorial to the naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
- Bazentin-le-Petit Military Cemetery
- Bazentin-le-Petit Communal Cemetery Extension
People
- Birthplace of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, 1 August 1744
Gallery
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Plaque denoting Lamarck's birthplace -
Cemetery entrance -
Information board in the village -
The church
References
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
External links
(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
