Bazentin
Bazentin is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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Bazentin is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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• Name — Bazentin • Commune Status — Commune • Image Coat Of Arms — Blason Sire de Bazentin.svg • Arrondissement — Péronne • Canton — Albert • Insee — 80059 • Postal Code — 80300 • Mayor — Jean-Luc Fourdinier • Term — 2020–2026 • Intercommunality — CC du Pays du Coquelicot • Elevation M — 90 • Elevation Min M — 94 • Elevation Max M — 159 • Area Km2 — 5.1 • Population — population_total • Population Date — population_as_of • Population Footnotes — population_footnotes Bazentin is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Geography
Situated between Amiens to the southwest and Arras to the north, on the D73 road.
History
History
• 1914–1918: The village, in the middle of the war zone, was completely destroyed.
Places and monuments
Places and monuments
• Memorial to the naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck • Bazentin-le-Petit Military Cemetery • Bazentin-le-Petit Communal Cemetery Extension
People
People
• Birthplace of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, 1 August 1744
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — Plaque denoting Lamarck's birthplace • Illustration — Cemetery entrance • Illustration — Information board in the village • Illustration — The church
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