Bazeilles | |
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 The CSSA Club Sportif Sedan Ardennes in Bazeilles | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Bazeilles  | |
  Bazeilles  Bazeilles | |
| Coordinates: 49°40′41″N 4°58′38″E / 49.6781°N 4.9772°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Ardennes |
| Arrondissement | Sedan |
| Canton | Sedan-3 |
| Intercommunality | CA Ardenne Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Francis Bonne[1] |
Area 1 | 37.44 km2 (14.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,502 |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 08053 /08140 |
| Elevation | 152–238 m (499–781 ft) (avg. 156 m or 512 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bazeilles (French pronunciation: [bazɛj]) is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France.[3] On 1 January 2017, the former communes of Rubécourt-et-Lamécourt and Villers-Cernay were merged into Bazeilles.[4] On 1 January 2024, the former commune of La Moncelle was merged into Bazeilles.[5]
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Bazeillais or Bazeillaises.[6]
The commune has been awarded three flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.[7]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 15 June 2016 (in French)
- ^ Arrêté du 14 septembre 2023 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Bazeilles, retrieved 4 January 2024
- ^ Inhabitants of Ardennes (in French)
- ^ Competition for Towns and Villages in Bloom website Archived December 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (in French)