La Bazoque () is a commune in the

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department in the

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of north-western

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Bazocains'' or ''Bazocaines''.

Geography

La Bazoque is located some 13 km east by north-east of

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. The southern tip of the commune is the departmental border with

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. Access to the commune is by the D229 from Litteau in the west which passes through the commune and the village and continues west to join the D28 south of

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. The D122B from Litteau passes through the south of the commune and goes east then south towards Montrabot. The D122 road forms the whole western border of the commune. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of La Nellerie, Le Mesnil, La Londe, and Promenant. The commune is entirely farmland. The Drôme river forms the eastern border of the commune as it flows north to join the Aure just north of Maisons. Several streams, including the ''Ruisseau de la Bindoure'', flow through the commune and join the Drome.

Toponymy

La Bazoque appears as ''La Bazoque'' on the 1750

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and the same on the 1790 version.

Administration

List of Successive

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Demography

In 2017 the commune had 183 inhabitants. FranceNormandieLaBazoqueChateauCarriere

Sites and monuments

*The Trou du Diable: an old slate quarry *The Circuit of Shale *The Essarts Mill

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