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Location within Champagne-Ardenne region
Bazeilles
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| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne-Ardenne |
| Department | Ardennes |
| Arrondissement | Sedan |
| Canton | Sedan-Est |
| Mayor | Pierre Sulfourt (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 152–238 m (499–781 ft) (avg. 156 m/512 ft) |
| Land area1 | 9.38 km2 (3.62 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,995 (2008) |
| - Density | 213 /km2 (550 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 08053/ 08140 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Bazeilles is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.
It lies near Sedan.
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During the 1870 Franco-Prussian war, Bazeilles was the site of the Battle of Bazeilles, one of the first occasions of modern urban warfare.
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 1318 | 1337 | 1376 | 1708 | 1599 | 1879 | 1995 |