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Bazoches-sur-Vesle |
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Bazoches-sur-Vesle
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| Country | France |
| Region | Picardy |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Soissons |
| Canton | Braine |
| Intercommunality | Val de l'Aisne |
| Mayor | Denis Yvanes (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 52–174 m (171–571 ft) (avg. 58 m/190 ft) |
| Land area1 | 9.49 km2 (3.66 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 443 (2008) |
| - Density | 47 /km2 (120 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02054/ 02220 |
| 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. | |
Bazoches-sur-Vesle is a commune in the department of Aisne in Picardy in northern France.
Bazoches-sur-Vesle was the site of intense combat between American and German troops during the Vesle campaign of the First World War, in July-August 1918.
| Year | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 360 | 328 | 311 | 333 | 281 | 351 | 383 | 443 |