Belloy-en-Santerre
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
Belloy-en-Santerre
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| Coordinates: 49°53′20″N 2°51′22″E / 49.889°N 2.8561°ECoordinates: 49°53′20″N 2°51′22″E / 49.889°N 2.8561°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Ham |
| Intercommunality | Haute Picardie |
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| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Bernard Lictevout |
| Area1 | 5.49 km2 (2.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)2 | 166 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80080 /80200 |
| Elevation | 57–86 m (187–282 ft) (avg. 76 m or 249 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.
Belloy-en-Santerre is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
The commune is situated on the D79 road, about 1 mile (2 km) from the junction of the A1 autoroute and the N29, some 30 miles (48 km) east of Amiens.
An aerial photograph taken in 1967 shows the outline of a large, rectangular, south-facing Gallo-Roman villa on the site of present-day Belloy.
Alan Seeger, American poet, who had joined the French Foreign Legion, died here during the Battle of the Somme in 1916.
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