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Bazeilles
Coat of arms of Bazeilles
Location of Bazeilles
Map
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentArdennes
ArrondissementSedan
CantonSedan-Est
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Pierre Sulfourt
Area
1
9.38 km2 (3.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
1,995
 • Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
08053 /08140
Elevation152–238 m (499–781 ft)
(avg. 156 m or 512 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Photogravure of Bazeilles (1870) by François Lafon

Bazeilles is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.

It lies near Sedan.

History

During the 1870 Franco-Prussian war, Bazeilles was the site of the Battle of Bazeilles, one of the first occasions of modern urban warfare.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,318—    
19681,337+1.4%
19751,376+2.9%
19821,708+24.1%
19901,599−6.4%
19991,879+17.5%
20081,995+6.2%

See also

References