Bazentin

Bazentin (French pronunciation: [bazɑ̃tɛ̃]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

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.

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