Belloy-en-Santerre explained

Belloy-en-Santerre
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Péronne
Canton:Ham
Insee:80080
Postal Code:80200
Mayor:Laurent Potier[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CC Terre de Picardie
Coordinates:49.889°N 2.8561°W
Elevation M:76
Elevation Min M:57
Elevation Max M:86
Area Km2:5.49

Belloy-en-Santerre (in French pronounced as /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 1miles from the junction of the A1 autoroute and the N29, some 30miles 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.

Personalities

Alan Seeger, American poet, who had joined the French Foreign Legion, died here during the Battle of the Somme in 1916.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.