Biaches
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Péronne | |
| Canton | Péronne | |
| Community association | Haute Somme | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 56 ' N , 2 ° 55' E | |
| height | 47-91 m | |
| surface | 6.52 km 2 | |
| Residents | 384 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 59 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80200 | |
| INSEE code | 80102 | |
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Biaches ( Picard : Biache) is a French municipality with 384 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France in northern France. The municipality belongs to the canton of Péronne and is part of the Communauté de communes de la Haute Somme .
geography
Biaches is located west of Péronne on the D1 departmental road and is separated from Péronne by the Somme Valley . There is a military cemetery (Nécropole nationale) on the edge of the municipality.
history
The community was fiercely fought in the First World War ; Heavy fighting raged especially around the La Maisonette homestead during the Battle of the Somme in 1916. The community received the Croix de guerre 1914-1918 as an award .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 354 | 341 | 377 | 410 | 427 | 416 | 406 |
administration
Mayor ( Maire ) has been Michel Legrand since 2008.
