Belloy-en-Santerre

Belloy-en-Santerre
The town hall in Belloy-en-Santerre
The town hall in Belloy-en-Santerre
Location of Belloy-en-Santerre
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Belloy-en-Santerre is located in France
Belloy-en-Santerre
Belloy-en-Santerre
Belloy-en-Santerre is located in Hauts-de-France
Belloy-en-Santerre
Belloy-en-Santerre
Coordinates: 49°53′20″N 2°51′22″E / 49.889°N 2.8561°E / 49.889; 2.8561
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementPéronne
CantonHam
IntercommunalityCC Terre de Picardie
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Laurent Potier[1]
Area
1
5.49 km2 (2.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
147
 • Density27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80080 /80200
Elevation57–86 m (187–282 ft)
(avg. 76 m or 249 ft)
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 (French pronunciation: [bɛlwa ɑ̃ sɑ̃tɛʁ], literally Belloy in Santerre) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

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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.

History

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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.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 159—    
1975 172+1.13%
1982 169−0.25%
1990 162−0.53%
1999 167+0.34%
2007 179+0.87%
2012 163−1.86%
2017 149−1.78%
Source: INSEE[3]

Personalities

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Alan Seeger, American poet, who had joined the French Foreign Legion, died here during the Battle of the Somme in 1916.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE