Belloy-en-Santerre

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.

Belloy-en-Santerre
Commune
The town hall in Belloy-en-Santerre
Location of Belloy-en-Santerre
Belloy-en-Santerre Show map of France Belloy-en-Santerre Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 49°53′20″N 2°51′22″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Ham
Intercommunality	CC Terre de Picardie
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Laurent Potier[1]
Area 1	5.49 km2 (2.12 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	147
• Density	27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

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

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE