Bazentin

Bazentin
Commune
Bazentin
Location within Hauts-de-France region Bazentin
Coordinates: 50°01′52″N 2°45′50″E / 50.031°N 2.7639°E / 50.031; 2.7639Coordinates: 50°01′52″N 2°45′50″E / 50.031°N 2.7639°E / 50.031; 2.7639
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Albert
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jean-Luc Fourdinier
Area¹	5.1 km² (2.0 sq mi)
Population (2010)²	76
• Density	15/km² (39/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	80059 /80300
Elevation	94–159 m (308–522 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 ft)
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.

Bazentin is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Situated between Amiens to the southwest and Arras to the north, on the D73 road.

Historical population of Bazentin
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	98	114	82	74	70	77	68
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

1914–1918: The village, in the middle of the war zone, was completely destroyed.

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