Bazentin () is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Somme department in
Hauts-de-France in northern
France
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.
Geography
Situated between
Amiens
Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. In 2021, the population of ...
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
Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck (; ), was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biolo ...
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Bazentin-le-Petit Military Cemetery
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Bazentin-le-Petit Communal Cemetery Extension
People
* Birthplace of
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck (; ), was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biolo ...
, 1 August 1744
Gallery
Image:Bazentin_village-natal.jpg, Plaque denoting Lamarck's birthplace
Image:Bazentin_cimetiere_1918.jpg, Cemetery entrance
Image:Bazentin_panneau-1.jpg, Information board in the village
Image:Bazentin_eglise-devant.jpg, The church
See also
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Communes of the Somme department
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Battle of Bazentin Ridge
The Battle of Bazentin Ridge was part of the Battle of the Somme on the Western Front in France, during the First World War. On 14 July, the British Fourth Army (General Henry Rawlinson) made a dawn attack against the German 2nd Army (Gener ...
References
External links
(All French language)
Official municipal websitePhotos of the church (''Taken in 2005 by Claude DEROLETZ'')
Bazentin-le-Petit Communal Cemetery
Communes of Somme (department)
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