Bazentin

Bazentin
Commune
Lamarck's memorial
Coat of arms
Location of Bazentin
Bazentin Bazentin
Coordinates: 50°01′52″N 2°45′50″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Albert
Intercommunality	CC du Pays du Coquelicot
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Luc Fourdinier
Area 1	5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	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

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%
2023	79	+0.00%
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

• 
  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

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