Belloy-en-Santerre

Belloy-en-Santerre
Belloy-en-Santerre
Location within Picardy region  Belloy-en-Santerre
Coordinates: 49°53′20″N 2°51′22″E / 49.889°N 2.8561°ECoordinates: 49°53′20″N 2°51′22″E / 49.889°N 2.8561°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Chaulnes
Intercommunality	Haute Picardie
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Bernard Lictevout
Area^1	5.49 km^2 (2.12 sq mi)
Population (2010)^2	166
• Density	30/km^2 (78/sq mi)
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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Belloy-en-Santerre is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

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

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	136	159	172	169	162	167	183
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents 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.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Belloy-en-Santerre on the Quid site (French)
• Belloy-en-Santerre on the map of France (French)