Bazentin () is a
commune in the
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department in
Hauts-de-France
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in northern
France
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.
Geography
Situated between
Amiens
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to the southwest and
Arras
Arras ( , ; pcd, Aro; historical nl, Atrecht ) is the prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department, which forms part of the region of Hauts-de-France; before the reorganization of 2014 it was in Nord-Pas-de-Calais. The historic centre of the ...
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 biolog ...
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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 biolog ...
, 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
The following is a list of the 772 communes of the Somme department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):[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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