Belloy-en-Santerre
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.JPG) The town hall in Belloy-en-Santerre | |
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| Coordinates: 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 | CC Terre de Picardie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Potier[1] |
| Area 1 | 5.49 km2 (2.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 147 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (69/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80080 /80200 |
| Elevation | 57–86 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% 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
[edit]Alan Seeger, American poet, who had joined the French Foreign Legion, died here during the Battle of the Somme in 1916.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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