Bazentin

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Bazentin

(2020–2026) Jean-Luc Fourdinier^[1]Area

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.

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

Historical 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%
Source: INSEE^[3]

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

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

References

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