21 Aug, 2019
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Bazentin Le Grand
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. |
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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 |
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
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Cemetery entrance
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Information board in the village
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The church
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bazentin.
(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
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