Bazentin

Bazentin
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. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

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

Plaque denoting Lamarck’s birthplace

Cemetery entrance

Information board in the village

The church

Lamarck's memorial

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