Bapaume is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Bapaume had a population of 123 people.

History

Bapaume takes its name from the Bapaume railway station, named by the

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in 1920, after a

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battlefield in France, involving the Australian Imperial Force. The area was opened as soldier settlements after 1919. Bapaume Provisional School opened on 28 January 1925. In 1948 it became Bapaume State School. It closed on 10 December 1982. The school was on a site at 843-853 Cannon Creek Road (). As at December 2020, the school building was still on the site.

Demographics

In the , Bapaume had a population of 130 people. In the , Bapaume had a population of 123 people.

Education

There are no schools in Bapaume. The nearest government primary schools are Pozieres State School in neighbouring Pozieres to the north-east and Amiens State School in neighbouring

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to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Stanthorpe State High School in

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to the south-east.

References

{{Southern Downs Region Southern Downs Region Localities in Queensland