Belloy-en-Santerre
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Commune of Belloy-en-Santerre |
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| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Picardie | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Péronne | |
| Canton | Canton de Chaulnes | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Haute Picardie | |
| Mayor | M. Bernard Lictevout (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 57 m–86 m (avg. 76 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 5,49 km² | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 80080/ 80200 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
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Belloy-en-Santerre is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.
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[edit] Geography
Situated on the D79 road, about 1 mile from the junction of the A1 autoroute and the N29, some 30 miles east of Amiens.
[edit] History
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.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 136 | 159 | 172 | 169 | 162 | 167 |
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[edit] Personalities linked with the commune
Alan Seeger, American poet, who had joined the French Foreign Legion, died here during the Battle of the Somme in 1916.
[edit] See also
Communes of the Somme department
[edit] External links
- Belloy-en-Santerre sur le site de l'Institut géographique national (French)
- Belloy-en-Santerre sur le site de l'Insee (French)
- Belloy-en-Santerre sur le site du Quid (French)
- Localisation de Belloy-en-Santerre sur une carte de France et communes limitrophes (French)
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on January 21st, 2008.
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