Bazuel
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Bazuel (French pronunciation: [bazɥɛl]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Bazuel | |
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 A view within Bazuel | |
_Nord-France.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Bazuel | |
  Bazuel  Bazuel | |
| Coordinates: 50°05′30″N 3°35′21″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Cambrai |
| Canton | Le Cateau-Cambrésis |
| Intercommunality | CA Caudrésis–Catésis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Félix Macarez[1] |
Area 1 | 11.81 km2 (4.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 551 |
| • Density | 46.7/km2 (121/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59055 /59360 |
| Elevation | 112–158 m (367–518 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is 4 km (2.5 mi) southeast of Le Cateau-Cambrésis, and 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Cambrai.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 801 | — |
| 1975 | 795 | −0.11% |
| 1982 | 726 | −1.29% |
| 1990 | 674 | −0.92% |
| 1999 | 571 | −1.83% |
| 2009 | 578 | +0.12% |
| 2014 | 547 | −1.10% |
| 2020 | 526 | −0.65% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Heraldry
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The arms of Bazuel are blazoned : Gules, a rose slipped and leaved argent. (Bazuel, Maretz and Saint-Benin use the same arms.)
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