Bazeilles
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The CSSA Club Sportif Sedan Ardennes in Bazeilles
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Location within Grand Est region
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| 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 | Grand Est | |
| Department | Ardennes | |
| Arrondissement | Sedan | |
| Canton | Sedan-3 | |
| Intercommunality | Ardenne Métropole | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Guy Lepage | |
| Area1 | 36.14 km2 (13.95 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014)2 | 2,506 | |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| 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. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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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.
Bazeilles is a French commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France. On 1 January 2017, the former communes of Rubécourt-et-Lamécourt and Villers-Cernay were merged into Bazeilles.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Bazeillais or Bazeillaises.
The commune has been awarded three flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.
Bazeilles is located some 4 km south-east of Sedan and 2 km west of Douzy. Access to the commune is by Route nationale 43 (N43) from Sedan in the west which passes through the north of the commune and changes to the D8043 before continuing east to Douzy. Exit 
3 Balan lies within the commune which leads to the D764 that goes south to the village. The N43 also links with the beginning of the N58 in the commune which goes north. Other access roads include the D8043A from Balan in the north-west which goes to the village then continues east to join the D8043. The D129 comes from Daigny in the north and passes through the village before continuing south to Remilly-Aillicourt. The D17 from Balan passes through the commune just north of the village and continues east. A railway passes through the south of the commune from east to south-west with no station in the commune. The next station in the east is at Carignan and the next station in the west at Sedan. The commune has a significant sized urban are and a large industrial estate with a very large Unilin plant. The rest of the commune is farmland.
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