Bazeilles (Bazeilles)

Bazeilles
local community	Bazeilles
region	Grand Est
Department	Ardennes
Arrondissement	Sedan
Coordinates	49 ° 41 ′ N , 4 ° 59 ′ E Coordinates: 49 ° 41 ′ N , 4 ° 59 ′ E
Post Code	08140
Former INSEE code	08053
Incorporation	January 1, 2017
status	Commune déléguée

Bazeilles is a village and a former French commune with 1,911 (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region .

With effect from January 1, 2017, the former municipalities of Bazeilles , Rubécourt-et-Lamécourt and Villers-Cernay were merged to form the Commune nouvelle Bazeilles of the same name and have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are in Bazeilles.

history

Bazeiles after the battle of 1870

The site was the site of the Battle of Bazeilles in 1870 . Despite the victory of the German troops over France, the Bavarian units involved suffered heavy losses. The battle is considered to be one of the first modern house-to-house fights in history. Bazeilles was set on fire during the fighting by the Bavarians and largely destroyed.

location

Neighboring towns are Balan in the north-west, Givonne , Daigny and Rubécourt-et-Lamécourt in the north, Douzy in the east, Remilly-Aillicourt in the south and Noyers-Pont-Maugis in the south-west.