Bazentin

Bazentin is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Situated between Amiens to the southwest and Arras to the north, on the D73 road.

History

1914–1918: The village, in the middle of the war zone, was completely destroyed.

Places and monuments

Memorial to the naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Bazentin-le-Petit [Military Cemetery]
Bazentin-le-Petit [Communal Cemetery Extension]

People

Birthplace of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, 1 August 1744