Belloy-en-Santerre

Belloy-en-Santerre (French pronunciation: [bɛlwa ɑ̃ sɑ̃tɛʁ]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Belloy-en-Santerre
The town hall in Belloy-en-Santerre
Location of Belloy-en-Santerre
Belloy-en-Santerre
Belloy-en-Santerre
Coordinates: 49°53′20″N 2°51′22″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementPéronne
CantonHam
IntercommunalityCC Terre de Picardie
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Bernard Lictevout
Area
1
5.49 km2 (2.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
149
  Density27/km2 (70/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.

Geography

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

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

Historical population of Belloy-en-Santerre
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population136159172169162167183
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Personalities

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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See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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