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.
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. |
Geography
editThe 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
editAn 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
editYear | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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
editAlan Seeger, American poet, who had joined the French Foreign Legion, died here during the Battle of the Somme in 1916.
See also
editReferences
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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