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