Bazentin

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

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

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

See also

• Communes of the Somme department
• Battle of Bazentin Ridge

References

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

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