Bellenglise
Bellenglise | |
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Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy |
Department | Aisne |
Arrondissement | Saint-Quentin |
Canton | Le Catelet |
Intercommunality | Pays du Vermandois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Vincent Duquenne |
Area1 | 6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi) |
Population (2012)2 | 383 |
• Density | 60/km2 (150/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 02063 / 02420 |
Elevation | 77–129 m (253–423 ft) (avg. 88 m or 289 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. |
Bellenglise is a commune in the department of Aisne in Picardy in northern France.
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Geography
The village lies close to the N44, in a loop of the St. Quentin Canal, nine kilometres north of St. Quentin.
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History
About two kilometres to the north is the Riqueval souterrain.
On the 28 August 1914 the French 10th Regiment of Territorial Infantry opposed a German invading force. The French unit was essentially from the local Département, with its depot in St Quentin. Despite a fierce defence, the French line gave and a battalion (1000 men) of the unit was taken prisoner.
The famous picture of the British 137th Brigade, gathered on the canal bank at Riqueval Bridge, for a pep talk after the crossing of the St. Quentin Canal, was taken nearby.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1962 | 276 | — |
1968 | 426 | +54.3% |
1975 | 517 | +21.4% |
1982 | 479 | −7.4% |
1990 | 441 | −7.9% |
1999 | 410 | −7.0% |
2008 | 386 | −5.9% |
2012 | 383 | −0.8% |
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Sites and monuments
- The commune cemetery, with its military square just to the left of the entrance, where are buried soldiers who died for France.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bellenglise. |
- Bellenglise on the site of the French National Geographical Institute
- Bellenglise on the Insee site.
- 2006 census of the communes of the Aisne département
- Belenglise church tower on the Clochers (church belfries) site
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