Bazeilles
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Commune of Bazeilles |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne-Ardenne |
| Department | Ardennes |
| Arrondissement | Sedan |
| Canton | Sedan-Est |
| Mayor | Pierre Sulfourt (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 152 m–238 m (avg. 156 m) |
| Land area¹ | 9.38 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
1,879 |
| - Density | 200/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 08053/ 08140 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Bazeilles is a commune in the French Ardennes department near Sedan.
During the 1870 Franco-Prussian war, Bazeilles was the site of the Battle of Bazeilles, one of the first occasions of modern urban warfare.
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