Belloy-en-Santerre

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Laurent Potier^[1]Area5.49 km² (2.12 sq mi)Population147 • Density27/km² (69/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation57–86 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.

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.

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

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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

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