Bazeilles
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Chateau | ||
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  Bazeilles | ||
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Location within Champagne-Ardenne region  Bazeilles | ||
| Coordinates: 49°40′41″N 4°58′38″E / 49.6781°N 4.9772°ECoordinates: 49°40′41″N 4°58′38″E / 49.6781°N 4.9772°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Champagne-Ardenne | |
| Department | Ardennes | |
| Arrondissement | Sedan | |
| Canton | Sedan-Est | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Pierre Sulfourt | |
| Area1 | 9.38 km2 (3.62 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,995 | |
| • Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 08053 / 08140 | |
| Elevation |
152–238 m (499–781 ft) (avg. 156 m or 512 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Photogravure of Bazeilles (1870) by François Lafon
Bazeilles is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.
It lies near Sedan.
History
During the 1870 Franco-Prussian war, Bazeilles was the site of the Battle of Bazeilles, one of the first occasions of modern urban warfare.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 1,318 | — |
| 1968 | 1,337 | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 1,376 | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 1,708 | +24.1% |
| 1990 | 1,599 | −6.4% |
| 1999 | 1,879 | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 1,995 | +6.2% |
See also
References
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